HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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

Snapdragon 425

129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Snapdragon 425

486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 1.4 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		5 Watt
Neural Processing	-	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	933 MHz	667 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 308
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	900 MHz	598 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	32	24
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	1280x800
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS