Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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CPU A

HiSilicon Kirin 820

8 cores 2360 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G57 MP6

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610

Compared fields 39

Different values 33

Quick factual highlights

HiSilicon Kirin 820

Higher listed download speed

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

CPU

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture	1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55	4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2360 MHz	2800 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	7 nanometers	6 nanometers
TDP	5 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	31.78 Gbit/s	17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	12 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Adreno 610
GPU architecture	Valhall	Adreno 600
GPU clock	850 MHz	1260 MHz
Execution units	6	Not available
Shaders	96	128
FLOPS	579 Gigaflops	319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.1	1.1
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	12	12.1
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Hexagon 686

Display and media

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution	3360 x 1440	2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture	4K at 30FPS	1K at 60FPS
Video playback	4K at 30FPS	1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9	- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G	LTE Cat. 22	LTE Cat. 13
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 1600 Mbps	Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 200 Mbps	Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.1	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 820	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release	March 2020	March 2023
Class	Mid range	Low end
Model number	Not available	SM6225-AD
Storage support	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2
Devices in database	7	9

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 820

4G

Huawei Nova 8 Global

Huawei 2021

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

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5G

Huawei MatePad 10.4 5G

Huawei 2020

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

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PDF manual 5G

Huawei P40 Lite 5G

Huawei 2020

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

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PDF manual 5G

Huawei Nova 7 SE

Huawei 2020

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

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5G

Honor X10 Pro

Honor 2020

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

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5G

Honor X10

Honor 2020

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

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5G

Honor 30S

Honor 2020

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

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

Oppo 2024

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

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4G

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

Oppo 2024

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

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Honor Pad X9a WiFi

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor Pad X9a

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor X8c

Honor 2025

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

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Honor Pad X9 Pro

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor X7c 4G

Honor 2024

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

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Honor Pad X9

Honor 2023

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

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