HiSilicon Kirin 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 8020 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 435. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 2.285 GHz 3x 2.05 GHz |
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1000 million | |
| TDP | 4 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | HUAWEI Da Vinci | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 16 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 505 |
| GPU Architecture | Huawei Maleoon | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 1 |
| Shaders | 1024 | 48 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.1 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 2 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | MSM8940 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Mid-end | Low-end |
Popular comparisons:
1
MediaTek Helio G25 vs MediaTek Dimensity 900
2
Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Google Tensor G1
3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Helio G36
4
Samsung Exynos 1330 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Unisoc Tiger T606
6
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus vs MediaTek Dimensity 6400
7
MediaTek Helio G90 vs Samsung Exynos 9810
8
HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
9
MediaTek Helio G35 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
10
MediaTek Helio P90 vs Samsung Exynos 7884B