CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
12 cores 2500 MHz 7 nanometers Maleoon 920
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 735
Compared fields
41
Different values
28
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- More CPU cores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 12 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2500 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | Not available | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 64 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU architecture | Maleoon | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 2 |
| Shaders | 512 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 Gigaflops | 1689.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K 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 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | Not available | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 6500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2024 | March 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | SM8635 |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 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 8s Gen 3
Honor Pad GT Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
- Display
- LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Display
- LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition
- Display
- AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2750 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4700 mAh
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