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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 6 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
GPU Adreno 735 Mali-G57 MP6
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU clock 1100 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 2 6
Shaders 384 96
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 579 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 22
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 820
Release March 2024 March 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8635 Not available
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.1
Devices in database 1 7
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
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5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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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
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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
View details
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF
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
View details
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
View details
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
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