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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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

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Compared fields 42
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 970
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors Not available 5.5 billion
TDP Not available 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
L2 cache Not available 512 KB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
GPU Adreno 610 Mali G72 MP12
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU clock 1260 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units Not available 12
Shaders 128 192
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 347 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 970
Release March 2023 September 2017
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Hi3670
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Devices in database 9 18
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
View details
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
View details
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
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
View details
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
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
View details
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
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
View details
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
View details

HiSilicon Kirin 970

PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 4
Huawei

Huawei Nova 4

3.4
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3

3.6
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P20 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20
Huawei

Huawei P20

3.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.80 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3400 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM

3.7
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
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