HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 7885

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 7885. 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

Exynos 7885

332

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Exynos 7885

856

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	2000 million
TDP		8 Watt
Neural Processing	-	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	900 MHz	1037 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	24
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2220x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 21MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

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	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS