HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 935 with Samsung Exynos 7420. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A57
4x 1.5 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 7 Watt

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T628 MP4 Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Architecture Midgard Midgard
GPU frequency 680 MHz 770 MHz
Execution units 4 8
Shaders 64 128
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x1600 4096x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP 1x 20MP, 1x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.45 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 2 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber Hi3635
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 935
Exynos 7420
201539

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 935
Exynos 7420
194

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 935
Exynos 7420
831