HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439, comparison of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T628 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 935 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 439 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, PassMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 935 or Snapdragon 439 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Snapdragon 439

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

Kirin 935

48%

Snapdragon 439

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 935

Snapdragon 439

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 935	Snapdragon 439
Total score	52339	56522
CPU	14661	15831
GPU	19881	21481
MEM	8377	9051
UX	9430	10165

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 935	Snapdragon 439
Single-Core	135	146
Multi-Core	609	658

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 935	Snapdragon 439
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	5 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 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 9% better than Snapdragon 439 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	48
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		48
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 x 1080 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	19.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.8	48.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	30.2	33.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	29.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	37.1	40.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	55.8	60.5
Real Racing 3	45.3	67.8
Sniper 3D	57.4	44.1
Need for Speed No Limits	36.2	61
Mortal Kombat X	48.3	49.2
CSR Racing 2	39.3	37.3

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	21 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 X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	75 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 935 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to 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.

Snapdragon 439 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 439 specs and review.