CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
12 cores 2500 MHz 7 nanometers Maleoon 920
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830
Compared fields
38
Different values
31
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- More CPU cores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little | 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| CPU cores | 12 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2500 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
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | Not available | 12 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 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
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU architecture | Maleoon | Adreno 800 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shaders | 512 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 Gigaflops | 3379.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm 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
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | Not available | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2024 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | SM8750-AB |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
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 8 Elite (Gen 4)
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- 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+
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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