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Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2600 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 6.9 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali G76 MP10 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU clock 720 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shaders 160 768
FLOPS 691 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3120 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release August 2018 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 24 56
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

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

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

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
View details PDF
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details PDF

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
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