CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
12 cores 2500 MHz 7 nanometers Maleoon 920
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A15 Bionic
6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Compared fields
39
Different values
34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- More CPU cores
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little | 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard |
| CPU cores | 12 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2500 MHz | 3240 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 15 billion |
| TDP | Not available | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 32 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | Not available |
| Maximum bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 920 | Apple GPU |
| GPU architecture | Maleoon | Not available |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 5 |
| Shaders | 512 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | Not available | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2024 | September 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | APL1W07 |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 9 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Apple A15 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1284 × 2778 pixels (6.70 inch…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 14
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors 1170 × 2532 pixels (6.10 in…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3279 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone SE 2022
- Display
- IPS TFT 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 inches) 326 p…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad mini 2021
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (5…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
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