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Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz - Cortex-A773x 2.54 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3130 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 15.3 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
GPU clock Not available 680 MHz
Execution units 24 2
Shaders 384 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU AI accelerator Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release October 2020 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 10 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P50 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1228 × 2700 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4360 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei Mate X2 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2 4G

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
View details
5G
Huawei Mate X2
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
5G
Huawei Mate 40 RS
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 RS

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate 40
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
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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
View details PDF
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
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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
View details
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
View details PDF
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
View details
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
View details
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