HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 955 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480. 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 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | 3 Watt |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 686 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.2 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-T880 MP4 | Adreno 619 |
GPU Architecture | Midgard | Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 950 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 2 |
Shaders | 64 | 128 |
DirectX | 11.2 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2520x1080 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 31MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP |
Max Video Capture | FullHD@60fps | FullHD@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | 0.66 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 April | 2021 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | Hi3655 | SM4350 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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