HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 950 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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 |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
Number of cores | 8 | 3 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-T880 MP4 | Adreno 825 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Midgard | Qualcomm Adreno 800 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 2 |
Shaders | 64 | 1024 |
DirectX | 11.2 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
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) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | 4.2 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 2 |
Partnumber | Hi3650 | SM8735 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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