Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 4x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU clock 1000 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 64 768
FLOPS 83.2 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU No Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 2340 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 7
Bluetooth 4.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 710AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release June 2020 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number Not available SM8550-AB
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 1 56
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 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh