CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP10
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
8 cores 3200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 730
Compared fields
42
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 980
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 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 | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 31.78 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP10 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | Not available |
| Shaders | 160 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 691 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | August 2018 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.80…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3500 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
5G
Samsung W23 Flip
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W23
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 ×…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate X3
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2504 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4800 mAh
4G
Huawei P60 Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4815 mAh
4G
Huawei P60 Art
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei P60
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4815 mAh
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