HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs MediaTek MT6737

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with MediaTek MT6737. 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 980
484026
MT6737

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 980
698
MT6737
140

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 980
2482
MT6737
589

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 6900 million 1000 million
TDP 6 Watt 7 Watt
Neural Processing HiSilicon Dual NPU -

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 640 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Architecture Mali Bifrost Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 720 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shaders 160 20
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.1 1.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3120x1440 1280x720
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP 1x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1.4 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.2 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
GPS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6737
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end