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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
34.4CPU20.8
28.4GPU—
—Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based29.7
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin T90A wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.7 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+14). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 21
  • 353% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 880
  • 261% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 340
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 16% higher Max clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2.15 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20242016
Process—14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.5 GHz+16%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory type—LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.24.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+261%Top 37%340Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+353%Top 33%880Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%—

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