Huawei Kirin 820E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
25.9CPU24
23.6GPU20.8
20Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820E1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 820E 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 820E
- 118% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 640 vs 294
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2021 |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.22 GHz+1% | 2.2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MP6 | Qualcomm Adreno 619 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 17.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Snapdragon X51 5G |
| Max download | — | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | — | 1080p@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 746Bottom 30% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 1,917Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 640+118%Bottom 43% | 294Bottom 21% |
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