Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

Compared fields 37
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz - TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz - Cortex-A510 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 12 8
Clock speed 2300 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency Not available 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Maleoon 910 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 600
GPU clock 750 MHz 1260 MHz
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS 1536 Gigaflops 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 4600 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release April 2024 March 2023
Class Flagship Low end
Model number Hi36A0 SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Devices in database Not available 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9010

5G
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
Huawei

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design

3.3
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 1008 × 2232 pixels (6…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Pro+
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Pro+

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2844 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
4G
Huawei Pura 70
Huawei

Huawei Pura 70

2.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1256 × 2760 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh