Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 37
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 12 8
Clock speed 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Maleoon 920 Adreno 710
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 700
GPU clock 840 MHz 676 MHz
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS 1720.3 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G Not available LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release November 2024 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available SM6450
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9020

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh