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Apple A11 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9020

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25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
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32.9Inno Score
28.6CPU36.1
25.6GPU36.8
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9020 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 32.9 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+11) and CPU (+8). Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 26
  • 114% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,907 vs 891
  • 101% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 2,245
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20172024
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
ArchitectureArmv8.2ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock2.39 GHz2.5 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (3-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR4X—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Max display2436x1125—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,285+17%Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%4,505+101%Top 27%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,907+114%Top 47%

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