HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 930 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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 930
Snapdragon 425
129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 930
Snapdragon 425
486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 28 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 1000 million
TDP 5 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 800 MHz 667 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T628 MP4 Adreno 308
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency 600 MHz 598 MHz
Execution units 4 1
Shaders 64 24
DirectX 11 11
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x1600 1280x800
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 2 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber Hi3630 MSM8917
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end