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Huawei Kirin T92A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Huawei Kirin T92A
37.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
40CPU34.4
28GPU29.8
60Benchmarks54.6
20Efficiencyspec-based37
8 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T92A1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin T92A scores 37.8 against 38 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T92A

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 60 vs 55
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,812 vs 3,000
  • 59% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 276,082 vs 173,146
  • 44% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,517 vs 1,050

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20252021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores88
Core configuration—1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock—3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 920Adreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPU—Hexagon 698

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory type—LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Modem—Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T92A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin T92AQualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTu 111,225,220+24%Top 48%990,057Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)474,825+25%Top 39%378,834Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)205,592+20%Top 48%171,089Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)276,082+59%Top 37%173,146Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)268,721+1%Bottom 50%266,988Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517+44%Top 26%1,050Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,812+60%Top 22%3,000Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,184Bottom 46%1,250+6%Bottom 49%

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