Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz - TaiShan V1203x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.53 GHz - Cortex-A510 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 2620 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 7 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm 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 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Maleoon 910 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 700
GPU clock 750 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 512 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm 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 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release August 2023 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Hi36A0 SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 6 56
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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