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Huawei Kirin 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Huawei Kirin 8020
28Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
28.3Inno Score
34.1CPU24.4
25.6GPU20.9
—Benchmarks31.5
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80201 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 8020 scores 28 against 28.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8020

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 179% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 882 vs 316
  • 119% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,166 vs 1,900
  • 76% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,288 vs 730

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Announced20252020
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (64-bit, custom HiSilicon cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Cores88
Core configuration—2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.28 GHz2.3 GHz+1%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 920cQualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 692

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 8020Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
AnTuTu—395,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,288+76%Top 37%730Bottom 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,166+119%Top 32%1,900Bottom 26%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882+179%Top 48%316Bottom 23%

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