Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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CPU A

HiSilicon Kirin 980

8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP10

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 43

Different values 41

Quick factual highlights

HiSilicon Kirin 980 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

CPU

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55	2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2600 MHz	4320 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Process technology	7 nanometers	3 nanometers
Transistors	6.9 billion	Not available
TDP	6 W	8.2 W

Cache and memory

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L1 cache	512 KB	Not available
L2 cache	512 KB	12 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	31.78 Gbit/s	85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	24 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU	Mali G76 MP10	Adreno 830
GPU architecture	Bifrost	Adreno 800
GPU clock	720 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	10	Not available
Shaders	160	768
FLOPS	691 Gigaflops	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.0	1.3
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
DirectX	12	12.1
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Hexagon

Display and media

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution	3120 x 1440	3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	1x 320MP
Video capture	4K at 30FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP9	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G	LTE Cat. 21	LTE Cat. 24
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Up to 1400 Mbps	Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 200 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	7
Bluetooth	5.0	6.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release	August 2018	October 2024
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	Not available	SM8750-AB
Storage support	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database	24	Not available

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 980

PDF manual 4G

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

Huawei 2020

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Nova 5T

Huawei 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 5G

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

Huawei 2019

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

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8 WiFi

Huawei 2019

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8 WiFi

5.0

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.80…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery: Li-Po 7500 mAh

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

Huawei 2019

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

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi

Huawei 2019

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

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4

Huawei 2019

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

View details

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Nova 5 Pro

Huawei 2019

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

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25+

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4900 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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Oppo Pad 4 Pro

Oppo 2025

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 12140 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find N5

Oppo 2025

Oppo Find N5

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5600 mAh

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5G

Honor GT Pro

Honor 2025

Honor GT Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 7200 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7 Pro

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5850 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5650 mAh

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