Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 820
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 10 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G57 MP6
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU clock 675 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 2 6
Shaders 384 96
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 579 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 22
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860HiSilicon Kirin 820
Release April 2019 March 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC Not available
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Devices in database 2 7
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh

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