Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820 vs Google Tensor G3

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 38
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
Architecture 1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 9
Clock speed 2360 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
GPU Mali-G57 MP6 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Valhall Not available
GPU clock 850 MHz 890 MHz
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 96 128
FLOPS 579 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820Google Tensor G3
Release March 2020 October 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 7 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 820

4G
Huawei Nova 8 Global
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Global

3.4
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3800 mAh
5G
Huawei MatePad 10.4 5G
Huawei

Huawei MatePad 10.4 5G

5.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7250 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei P40 Lite 5G
Huawei

Huawei P40 Lite 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 7 SE
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7 SE

3.3
Smartphone
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Honor X10 Pro
Honor

Honor X10 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
5G
Honor X10
Honor

Honor X10

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
5G
Honor 30S
Honor

Honor 30S

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Google Tensor G3

5G
Google Pixel 8a
Google

Google Pixel 8a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4492 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 8 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 pix…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8
Google

Google Pixel 8

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4575 mAh