Apple A18 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 9010

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and HiSilicon Kirin 9010 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs April 2024)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
HiSilicon
September 2024
Launch Date
April 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
SMIC
A18 Pro
Model Name
Kirin 9010
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 2.3 GHz – TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz – TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz – Cortex-A510
6
Cores
12
3 nm
Technology
7 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
2300 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Maleoon 910
-
GPU frequency
750 MHz

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
-
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
-
NVMe
Storage type
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +141%
Kirin 9010
1413
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092 +99%
Kirin 9010
4560
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119 +106%
Kirin 9010
959921