HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs Apple A18 Pro

SoC Comparison Result

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

Advantages

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

Basic

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

GPU Specifications

Maleoon 910
GPU name
-
750 MHz
GPU frequency
-

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

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

Benchmarks

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