Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 4x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 512 KB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1260 MHz
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 64 128
FLOPS 83.2 Gigaflops 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU No Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 2340 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 13
5G No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 5
Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release June 2020 March 2023
Class Mid range Low end
Model number Not available SM6225-AD
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 1 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A

4G
Huawei Nova Y73
Huawei

Huawei Nova Y73

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6620 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 70
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 70

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1600 pixels (6.75…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh