HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 960 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | |
| Lithography | 16 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
| TDP | 5 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | |
| GPU frequency | 900 MHz | |
| Execution units | 8 | |
| Shaders | 128 | |
| DirectX | 11.3 | |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2520x1080 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 2K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2016 October | 2025 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | Hi3660 | SM6435-AA |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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