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 7872
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 7872
6 cores 2000 MHz 14 nanometers Mali-G71 MP1
Compared fields
42
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 7872
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | 2 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 3.7 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G71 MP1 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 1 |
| Shaders | 256 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 768 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | No |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 120FPS |
| 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
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | January 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | Not available | S5E7872 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 1 |
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 7872
4G
Meizu M6s
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1440 pixels (5.70 in…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
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