HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
TDP | 11 Watt | |
Neural Processing | - | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-T830 MP2 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Midgard | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 620 MHz |
Execution units | 2 | 2 |
Shaders | 32 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP |
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 | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | 0.15 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 |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 1 | 2015 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | Hi6250 | MSM8996 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Mid-end | Flagship |
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