Helio A22 vs Kirin 710
We compared the 4-core MediaTek Helio A22 (PowerVR GE8300) with the newer 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 710 (Mali-G51 MP4) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 710
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 336K vs 155K
- Has 4 more cores
- Higher GPU frequency (~52%)
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 50011 | 149801 |
| GPU | 11351 | 23442 |
| Memory | 43708 | 78854 |
| UX | 50292 | 84808 |
| Total score | 155362 | 336905 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [11 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 27.9 MB/sec | 76.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 15.7 pages/sec | 41.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 21.1 Mpixels/sec | 44.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 5.92 images/sec | 12.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 15.8 Mpixels/sec | 44.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 0.47 images/sec | 1.85 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 4.01 images/sec | 10.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 855.9 Mpixels/sec | 2.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 1.56 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 0.95 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 3.27 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 143.5 FPS |
| API | - | OpenCL |
| Samples | - | 3 tests |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5175 | 5937 |
| Video editing score | 3987 | 4886 |
| Data manipulation score | 3196 | 5530 |
| Photo editing score | 8627 | 11098 |
| Writing score | 4460 | 6649 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 3 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 51 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 29 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | - | 25 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 56 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Huawei Honor 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Helio A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-29 (Honor 8S user) | CPU Throttle | 100% |
HiSilicon Kirin 710
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-16 (αΆ€α΅α΅H.D.H7) | AnTuTu | 356350 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Daryn) | AnTuTu | 307195 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Zephy) | AnTuTu | 337060 |
| π 2026-01-13 (Flarbo) | AnTuTu | 329479 |
| π 2026-01-02 (Vite180) | AnTuTu | 324696 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio A22 and Kirin 710CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 | 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 4 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8300 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Architecture | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) | Bifrost 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 660 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 8 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 16 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 20.8 Gigaflops | 64 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | NeuroPilot | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.9 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1600 x 720 | 2340 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | June 2018 | July 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6761V/WAB | Hi6260 |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio A22 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 710 official site |
| Successor | - | - HiSilicon Kirin 820 |
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