HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 985 5G

467882

Snapdragon 865

654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 985 5G

699

Snapdragon 865

927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 985 5G

2593

Snapdragon 865

3402

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.58 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
TDP	6 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Ascend D110 Lite + Ascend D100 Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G77 MP8	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	700 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	8	2
Shaders	128	512
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3120x1440	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fp	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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	1.4 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.2 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS