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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
38.6Inno Score
30.7CPU32.3
—GPU28.5
20Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80003 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Announced20232026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.6 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
GPU—Adreno 812

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR4X/LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Modem—Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,097Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,344Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,241Bottom 40%

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