CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8 cores 2360 MHz 10 nanometers Mali G72 MP12
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Samsung Exynos 1580
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 1580
8 cores 2900 MHz 4 nanometers Samsung Xclipse 540
Compared fields
42
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 970
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53 | 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2360 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 5.5 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 9 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G72 MP12 | Samsung Xclipse 540 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Magellan (RDNA 3) |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 12 | Not available |
| Shaders | 192 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 347 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 5100 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Hi3670 | S5E8855 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 18 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 970
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 4
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2310 pixels (6.40 i…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 2880 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2240 pixels (6.10 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.80 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3400 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.90 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
Samsung Exynos 1580
5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
- 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
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