Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little 2x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 12 8
Clock speed 2500 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP Not available 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPU Maleoon 920 Adreno 619
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 600
GPU clock 840 MHz 900 MHz
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS 1720.3 Gigaflops 460.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 108MP
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 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
4G Not available LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Release November 2024 June 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available SM6375-AC
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
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 6s Gen 3

4G
Oppo A5 CPH2727
Oppo

Oppo A5 CPH2727

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G45 5G
Motorola

Motorola Moto G45 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto S50 Neo
Motorola

Motorola Moto S50 Neo

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G85
Motorola

Motorola Moto G85

5.0
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh