Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
  • More CPU cores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz - TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 12 8
Clock speed 2300 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP Not available 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency Not available 5333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm 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 1536 Gigaflops 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 9010Qualcomm 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 9010Qualcomm 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 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release April 2024 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Hi36A0 SM8750-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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