HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek MT6737

VS

Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek MT6737. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

MT6737

140

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

MT6737

589

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 1.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	1000 million
TDP		7 Watt
Neural Processing	-	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 3 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	933 MHz	640 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	20
OpenCL API	1.2	1.1
Vulkan API	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	1280x720
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 13MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	GPS