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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

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

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Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
View details
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

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
View details
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
View details
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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