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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
30.7CPU22.6
—Benchmarks27
20Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 23
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20232017
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.4 GHz2.45 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Modem—Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 18%

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