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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 985
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 2.58 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2580 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G77 MP8
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU clock 1260 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units Not available 8
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 652 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3120 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 1277 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 177 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685HiSilicon Kirin 985
Release March 2023 April 2020
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Hi6290
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Devices in database 9 8
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
View details
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
View details
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
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
View details
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
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
View details
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
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
View details
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
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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HiSilicon Kirin 985

4G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G

3.3
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 8
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8

3.4
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3800 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
5G
Huawei Nova 7 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.57 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 7
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Honor ViewPad 6
Honor

Honor ViewPad 6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
View details
5G
Honor 30
Honor

Honor 30

3.8
Smartphone
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
View details
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