Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 8020
30.5CPU34.1
30.2GPU25.6
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 8020
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 28, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+5). Huawei Kirin 8020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic
- Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 26
- 64% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 882
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8020
- Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 31
- 49% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,166 vs 2,800
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 17% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,288 vs 1,100
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | ARM (64-bit, custom HiSilicon cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | — |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz+9% | 2.28 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 920c |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | — |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 46% | 1,288+17%Top 39% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Bottom 48% | 4,166+49%Top 34% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450+64%Bottom 37% | 882Bottom 23% |
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