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Huawei Kirin 820 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

Huawei Kirin 820 5G
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
27.6Inno Score
29.6CPU24.6
—GPU21.1
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820 5G0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

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 25
  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Announced20202020
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A552x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.36 GHz+3%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
GPUArm Mali-G57 MP6Qualcomm Adreno 618 (overclocked)

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (Ascend D110 Lite)Qualcomm Hexagon 688

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 820 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecHuawei Kirin 820 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Geekbench 6 (single)—740Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,950Bottom 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—336Bottom 27%

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