Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.62 GHz - TaiShan V1203x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.53 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 2620 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Maleoon 910
GPU architecture Bifrost Maleoon
GPU clock 700 MHz 750 MHz
Execution units 16 Not available
Shaders 256 512
FLOPS 896 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Da Vinci

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2300 Mbps Up to 4600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Release October 2019 August 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available Hi36A0
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 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.

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)

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