CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8 cores 2360 MHz 10 nanometers Mali G72 MP12
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
42
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53 | 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2360 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 5.5 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 9 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G72 MP12 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Execution units | 12 | Not available |
| Shaders | 192 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 347 Gigaflops | 319.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | Hi3670 | SM6225-AD |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 18 | 9 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 970
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 4
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2310 pixels (6.40 i…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 2880 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2240 pixels (6.10 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.80 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3400 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.90 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
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