Samsung Exynos 2500
vs
HiSilicon Kirin 9020

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2500 and HiSilicon Kirin 9020 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: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (January 2025 vs December 2024)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
HiSilicon
January 2025
Launch Date
December 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
SMIC
Exynos 2500
Model Name
Kirin 9020
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A730
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A730
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 2.5 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
7 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
2500 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Maleoon 920
-
GPU frequency
840 MHz
-
Execution units
4
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 4600 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
5 MB
-
L3 cache
10 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Da Vinci

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2500
2719 +65%
Kirin 9020
1648
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2500
9016 +66%
Kirin 9020
5420
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2500
2570180 +108%
Kirin 9020
1236035

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
Samsung Exynos 2500
2233
Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ / Ultra
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
452
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
Samsung Exynos 2500
16072
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
10517