HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (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 | 1x 2.58 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon) |
| Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 8.2 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Ascend D110 Lite + Ascend D100 Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP8 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Valhall | Qualcomm Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 700 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | 8 | 3 |
| Shaders | 128 | 1536 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| OpenCL API | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3120x1440 | 3840x2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@30fp | 8K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 1.4 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2020 Quarter 2 | 2024 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | Hi6290 | SM8750-AB |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Mid-end | Flagship |
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