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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
24.8CPU26.2
33.7Benchmarks—
37Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9804 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 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 980

  • 13% higher Max clock: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 63% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 897 vs 550
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Announced20182025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz+13%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Adreno 613

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X/LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Snapdragon X61 5G
Max download—2.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
AnTuTu430,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 21%897+63%Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000Bottom 30%2,117+6%Bottom 36%

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