HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 950 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. 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?
AnTuTu 10
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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 | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
2x 4.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 16 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
| TDP | 5 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 4 GB | |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | |
| Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-T880 MP4 | |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Midgard | |
| GPU frequency | 900 MHz | |
| Execution units | 4 | |
| Shaders | 64 | |
| DirectX | 11.2 | |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max camera resolution | 1x 31MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max Video Capture | FullHD@60fps | 8K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2015 November | 2025 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | Hi3650 | SM8850 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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