CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs Samsung Exynos 1280
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 1280
8 cores 2400 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G68
Compared fields
42
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 1280
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | Not available |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not available |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G68 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Valhall 2 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 4 |
| Shaders | 256 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 768 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 108MP |
| 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 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | March 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Not available | S5E8825 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 4 |
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.
Samsung Exynos 1280
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2408 pixels (6.60 i…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pix…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53 Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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