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Huawei Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Huawei Kirin 970
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
25.3Inno Score
29.6CPU21.8
—GPU20.6
—Benchmarks22.4
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9701 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 970 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 970

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 22

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20172019
Process10 nm10 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A532x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2.36 GHz+3%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUArm Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPUDedicated NPU (HiAI)Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-18/13Snapdragon X15 LTE
Max download1.2 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max display—QHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu—275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—480Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—269Bottom 19%

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