CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 985
8 cores 2580 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G77 MP8
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 985 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
39
Different values
31
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 985
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 2.58 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2580 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP8 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Valhall | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Execution units | 8 | Not available |
| Shaders | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 652 Gigaflops | 319.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3120 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1277 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 177 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | April 2020 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | Hi6290 | SM6225-AD |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 8 | 9 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 985
4G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro King of Glory
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 8
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3800 mAh
5G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Huawei Nova 7 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.57 inch…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 7
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
4G
Honor ViewPad 6
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
5G
Honor 30
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
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