HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	-	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

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

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	900 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	32	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@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	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS