Huawei Kirin 820 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
29.6CPU24.4
—GPU20.9
—Benchmarks31.5
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820 5G0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
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 24
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.36 GHz+3% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MP6 | Qualcomm Adreno 618 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (Ascend D110 Lite) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X-1866 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 14.9 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Snapdragon X15 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.1 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 395,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 730Bottom 28% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 1,900Bottom 26% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 316Bottom 23% |
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