HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s 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

Total Score

Kirin 980

484026

Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 980

698

Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

824

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 980

2482

Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

1867

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	HiSilicon Dual NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	720 MHz
Execution units	10
Shaders	160
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3120x1440	2520x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP	1x 84MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1.4 Gbps	1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS