Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G91
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 659
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 16 nanometers
Transistors Not available 4 billion
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Not available
GPU clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 16
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 57.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU No

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 1920 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 50 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 4
Bluetooth 5.4 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91HiSilicon Kirin 659
Release June 2024 January 2017
Class Low end Mid range
Model number Not available Hi6250
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Devices in database Not available 25
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G91

4G
Redmi 13 4G
Redmi

Redmi 13 4G

3.6
Smartphone
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
POCO

POCO M6 4G

3.6
Smartphone
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

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite WiFi

3.1
Tablet
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
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite

3.5
Tablet
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
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus

3.1
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3e

2.7
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei P20 Lite

3.4
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Mate SE

3.0
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Y9 2018

3.0
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