Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz - Cortex-A773x 2.54 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3130 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 15.3 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
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 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Magellan (RDNA 3)
Execution units 24 Not available
Shaders 384 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU AI accelerator Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
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
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Samsung Exynos 1580
Release October 2020 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available S5E8855
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 10 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P50 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate X2 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2 4G

3.5
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G

3.7
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2

3.5
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 RS

3.5
Smartphone
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
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh