Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Apple A18 Pro

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared fields 39
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.62 GHz - TaiShan V1203x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.53 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 2620 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 10 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU Maleoon 910
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Maleoon
GPU clock 1490 MHz 750 MHz
Shaders 128 512
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan Not available 1.0
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Da Vinci

Display and media

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Release September 2024 August 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 Hi36A0
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 6
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A18 Pro

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

5G
Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
5G
Huawei Pocket 2
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 12 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Nova 12 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 300 Hz, 1224…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4600 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1920 × 2880 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10100 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate 60 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Mate 60 Pro

3.5
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2720 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh