HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Kirin 659

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

553583

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

828

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

3068

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	-	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	933 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 725
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	900 MHz	580 MHz
Execution units	2
Shaders	32
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	FHD+@144 Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 20MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	4.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS