HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Unisoc SC9863A

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Unisoc SC9863A. 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

SC9863A

114273

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

SC9863A

145

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

SC9863A

779

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55 4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		3 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Imagination PowerVR GE8322
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	900 MHz	550 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	32	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	1.2	3.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2160x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 16MP + 1x 5MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	FullHD@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS