CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8 cores 3200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 740
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
12 cores 2500 MHz 7 nanometers Maleoon 920
Compared fields
41
Different values
32
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- More CPU cores
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 | 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little |
| CPU cores | 8 | 12 |
| Clock speed | 3200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 6.3 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 1 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 67.2 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 700 | Maleoon |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 768 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | 1720.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | Not available |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | Not available |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2022 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | Not available |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | 56 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Special Edition
- 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
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra WiFi
- 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
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- 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
- 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+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
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