HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Qualcomm 215, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 935 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu, PassMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Quadrant, GFXBench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 935 or Qualcomm 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 935

Qualcomm 215

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 935

48%

Qualcomm 215

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 935

Qualcomm 215

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 935	Qualcomm 215
Total score	52339	45671
CPU	14661	12790
GPU	19881	17354
MEM	8377	7309
UX	9430	8215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 935	Qualcomm 215
Single-Core	135	121
Multi-Core	609	558

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 935	Qualcomm 215
Frequency	2200 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	677
Memory bandwidth	28	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 935 is 40% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 935 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	27
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		24
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1560 x 720 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	17.8	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.8	37.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	30.2	25.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	37.1	31.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	55.8	47.9
Real Racing 3	45.3	51.8
Sniper 3D	57.4	57
Need for Speed No Limits	36.2	41.4
Mortal Kombat X	48.3	29.8
CSR Racing 2	39.3	33.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 935 is better: 34
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 935 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 935 specs and review.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.