HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. 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 | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8000 million | 2000 million |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 | Qualcomm Hexagon 546 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | Adreno 506 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 1 |
| Shaders | 256 | 48 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 1900x1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | MSM8953 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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