HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

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A 32-bit operating system can only support up to 4GB of RAM. 64-bit allows more than 4GB, giving increased performance. It also allows you to run 64-bit applications.

With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.

Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.

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Using big.LITTLE technology, a chip can switch between two sets of processor cores in order to maximise performance and battery life. For example, when playing a game the more powerful cores will be used to increase performance, whereas checking e-mail will use the less powerful cores to maximise battery life.

The system on a chip (SoC) has an integrated LTE cellular chip. LTE is capable of downloading at faster speeds than older, 3G technology.

NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.

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Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.

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Dynamic frequency scaling is a technology that allows the processor to conserve power and reduce noise when it is under a light load.

It is easier to obtain better performance when using virtualization if it is hardware-assisted.