Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Architecture 1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2360 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5 W 5.8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
GPU Mali-G57 MP6 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU architecture Valhall Valhall 4rd gen
GPU clock 850 MHz 1400 MHz
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 96 128
FLOPS 579 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes MediaTek APU 780

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 820MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Release March 2020 November 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number Not available MT6897
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 7 2
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

MediaTek Dimensity 8300

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro

3.6
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10200 mAh
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Lenovo

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10200 mAh
5G
Redmi K70E
Redmi

Redmi K70E

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi

Xiaomi 14T

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
POCO X6 Pro
POCO

POCO X6 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh