Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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