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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2HiSilicon Kirin 980
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 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 3200 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.9 billion
TDP 6.3 W 6 W

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2HiSilicon Kirin 980
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3120 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2HiSilicon Kirin 980
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 1400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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
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