Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs Samsung Exynos 9610

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 9610
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion 3 billion
TDP 6 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 11.92 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU architecture Bifrost Bifrost
GPU clock 600 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 16 3
Shaders 256 48
FLOPS 768 Gigaflops 259 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 2560 x 1600
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K 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

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 12
5G No No
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)Samsung Exynos 9610
Release October 2019 March 2018
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available S5E9610
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
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 9610

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RAM
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Storage
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Battery
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Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
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Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A50

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
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