HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 935 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. 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 935
Snapdragon 625
191

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 935
Snapdragon 625
869

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 2000 million
TDP 7 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T628 MP4 Adreno 506
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 680 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 4 1
Shaders 64 48
DirectX 11 11
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x1600 1900x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@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 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.15 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 Hi3635 MSM8953
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end