Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Dimensity 700

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 700
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 6.9 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
GPU Mali G76 MP10 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall 1st gen
GPU clock 720 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shaders 160 64
FLOPS 691 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Maximum display resolution 3120 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Release August 2018 November 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available MT6833V/ZA
Storage support UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 24 104
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 980

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition
Huawei

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.47 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5T

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.26…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3750 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.20 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

3.1
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.8…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5 Pro

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3500 mAh

MediaTek Dimensity 700

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SC-56C
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SC-56C

3.4
Smartphone
Display
TFT 16M colors 720 × 1560 pixels (5.80 inches…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Wide6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Wide6

2.5
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M13 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M13 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh