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Huawei Kirin 820 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Huawei Kirin 820 5G
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
21.3Inno Score
29.6CPU23.1
—GPU20
20Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820 5G0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 820 5G 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 820 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 23
  • 36% lower process: 7 nm vs 11 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20202020
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.36 GHz+7%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUArm Mali-G57 MP6Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (Ascend D110 Lite)Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Geekbench 6 (single)—716Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,640Bottom 21%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—142Bottom 11%

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