HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 970 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 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-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
| TDP | 9 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | HiSilicon NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G72 MP12 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | |
| Execution units | 12 | 1 |
| Shaders | 192 | 128 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2340x1080 | 2520x1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | FullHD+@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 1.2 Gbps | 0.39 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2017 September | 2025 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | Hi3670 | SM6225-AF |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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