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HiSilicon Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz - TaiShan V1203x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.53 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2620 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP 7 W 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 5333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU Maleoon 910 Adreno 830
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 800
GPU clock 750 MHz 1100 MHz
Shaders 512 768
FLOPS Not available 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 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 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4600 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release August 2023 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Hi36A0 SM8750-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database 6 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

5G
Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
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5G
Huawei Pocket 2
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
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4G
Huawei Nova 12 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Nova 12 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 300 Hz, 1224…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4600 mAh
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Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
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Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1920 × 2880 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10100 mAh
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4G
Huawei Mate 60 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Mate 60 Pro

3.5
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2720 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
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5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
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5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh
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