HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. 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 821

232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Snapdragon 821

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Snapdragon 821

857

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	2000 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	2x16 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	650 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 28MP, 2x
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