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Huawei Kirin 710 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Huawei Kirin 710
25.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
25.7Inno Score
21.1CPU20
20GPU20
44.2Efficiencyspec-based46.7
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 7101 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 710 scores 25.7 against 25.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 710 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 710

  • 60% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 150 vs 94
  • 39% higher Max bandwidth: 14.9 GB/s vs 10.7 GB/s
  • 23% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 320 vs 260
  • 22% higher Max clock: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,150 vs 1,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 20% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 5 W

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Announced20182018
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)5 W4 W+20%
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A534x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.2 GHz+22%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPUArm Mali-G51 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 509

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory typeLPDDR4-1866LPDDR4-1333
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s+39%10.7 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-12Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 710 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecHuawei Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Geekbench 6 (single)320+23%Bottom 7%260Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,150+15%Bottom 8%1,000Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme150+60%Bottom 11%94Bottom 3%

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