HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro 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?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 2.75 GHz 3x 1.72 GHz |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
| TDP | 11 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | HUAWEI Da Vinci | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 16 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 935 | Adreno 530 |
| GPU Architecture | Huawei Maleoon | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 2 |
| Shaders | 1536 | 256 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 4 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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