HiSilicon Kirin 710F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 710F with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 5500 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Bifrost Adreno 500
GPU frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
GPU boost frequency 1000 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 64 256
DirectX 12 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.1
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2340x1080 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP 1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2019 Quarter 1 2016 Quarter 3
Partnumber Hi6260 MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 710F
195573
Snapdragon 821
232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 710F
329
Snapdragon 821
353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 710F
1341
Snapdragon 821
857