HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 970 with Samsung Exynos 2500. 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 |
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
Number of cores | 8 | 10 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
TDP | 9 Watt | |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon NPU | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G72 MP12 | Xclipse 950 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | RDNA |
GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 8 |
Shaders | 192 | |
DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2340x1080 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1.2 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 September | 2025 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | Hi3670 | S5E9955 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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