Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs HiSilicon Kirin 985

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 25
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 985
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.58 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 2580 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Mali-G77 MP8
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall
GPU clock 600 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 16 8
Shaders 256 128
FLOPS 768 Gigaflops 652 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 3120 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 22
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Up to 1277 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 177 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)HiSilicon Kirin 985
Release October 2019 April 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available Hi6290
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Devices in database Not available 8
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

HiSilicon Kirin 985

4G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G

3.3
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 8
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8

3.4
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3800 mAh
5G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Huawei Nova 7 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.57 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 7
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
4G
Honor ViewPad 6
Honor

Honor ViewPad 6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
5G
Honor 30
Honor

Honor 30

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh