Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • Smaller manufacturing process
HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set Not available ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.9 billion
TDP 5 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
L1 cache Not available 512 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 512 KB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
GPU Adreno 662 Mali G76 MP10
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU clock Not available 720 MHz
Execution units Not available 10
Shaders 384 160
FLOPS Not available 691 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1600 3120 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 1400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 210 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1HiSilicon Kirin 980
Release May 2022 August 2018
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7450-AB Not available
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Devices in database 2 24
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno8 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
ZTE Libero Flip
ZTE

ZTE Libero Flip

5.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 2790 × 1188 pixels (6.90 inches) 439 p…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4310 mAh
5G
Xiaomi Civi 2
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Civi 2

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh

HiSilicon Kirin 980

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition
Huawei

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.47 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5T

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.26…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3750 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.20 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

3.1
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.8…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5 Pro

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3500 mAh