CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8 cores 3130 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP24
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
- More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3.13 GHz - Cortex-A773x 2.54 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 3130 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 15.3 billion | 16 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP24 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU architecture | Valhall 2 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | Not available | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 24 | 5 |
| Shaders | 384 | 128 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 1789.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | AI accelerator | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 48MP |
| 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 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2020 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | APL1W10 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 10 | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P50 Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1228 × 2700 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4360 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
PDF manual
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 WiFi
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate X2 4G
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Huawei Mate X2
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Huawei Mate 40 RS
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Huawei Mate 40
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
Apple A16 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Display
- OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
- Display
- OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3200 mAh
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