Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 9010

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 38
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9010
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 2x 2.3 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz - TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 12
Clock speed 4050 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9010
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz Not available
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProHiSilicon Kirin 9010
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 1536 Gigaflops
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 9010
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 9010
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 9010
Release September 2024 April 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 Hi36A0
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
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 9010

5G
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
Huawei

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design

3.3
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 1008 × 2232 pixels (6…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Pro+
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Pro+

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1256 × 2760 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh