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Huawei Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Huawei Kirin 970
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
29.6CPU22.6
—GPU21.5
20Efficiencyspec-based34.5
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9701 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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 23

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20172017
Process10 nm10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A534x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.36 GHz2.45 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUArm Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUDedicated NPU (HiAI)Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-18/13Snapdragon X16 LTE
Max download1.2 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 970 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—382Bottom 33%

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