Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 12 8
Clock speed 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Maleoon 920 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Maleoon Adreno 700
GPU clock 840 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 512 768
FLOPS 1720.3 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release November 2024 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 56
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 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh