HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 1280. 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

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	32	64
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 108MP
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	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS