HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio G88

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 955 with MediaTek Helio G88. 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 955

147887

Helio G88

249375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 955

345

Helio G88

369

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 955

1180

Helio G88

1275

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Architecture	Midgard	Bifrost
GPU frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	4	2
Shaders	64	32
DirectX	11.2
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2520x1080@90Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 31MP, 2x 13MP	1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD@60fps	2K@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	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS