CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8 cores 2360 MHz 16 nanometers Mali-T830 MP2
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio G91
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G91
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
39
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 659
- Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Helio G91
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53 | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2360 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 16 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistors | 4 billion | Not available |
| TDP | Not available | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 16 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 57.6 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Neural processor / NPU | No | MediaTek APU |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 50 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | January 2017 | June 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | Hi6250 | Not available |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 25 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1920 × 1200 pixels (10.1…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1920 × 1200 pixels (10.10…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3e
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.84 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Lite
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.84 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate SE
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3340 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Y9 2018
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3900 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova Lite 2 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.65 i…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3000 mAh
MediaTek Helio G91
4G
Redmi 13 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5030 mAh
4G
POCO M6 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5030 mAh
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