Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 7 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs December 2024)
- Higher Frequency: 2500 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 2500 MHz)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
HiSilicon
January 2026
Launch Date
December 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
SMIC
S5E9965
Model Name
Kirin 9020
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
Architecture
1x 2.5 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
7 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
2500 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
Maleoon 920
-
GPU frequency
840 MHz
-
Execution units
4
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
Da Vinci
-
L3 cache
10 MB
-
L2 Cache
5 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
+91%
Kirin 9020
1648
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+105%
Kirin 9020
5420
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ / Ultra
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
452
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
10517
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