Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9020

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 2x 2.5 GHz - TaiShan V1216x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.6 GHz - Taishan-Little
CPU cores 8 12
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon 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 64 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 9020
GPU Adreno 735 Maleoon 920
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Maleoon
GPU clock 1100 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 384 512
FLOPS 1689.6 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 9020
4G LTE Cat. 22 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Release March 2024 November 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8635 Not available
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 1 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
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
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
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
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
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
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
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
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
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
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
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
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
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

HiSilicon Kirin 9020

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.