Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

General
Performance (CPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Memory
Connectivity
Multimedia
AI
Gaming Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

HiSilicon Kirin 960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960 - which chip or processor is better? should you buy mobile phones having Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or should go for the HiSilicon Kirin 960? Here you will find detailed information about technical specs and benchmarks tests for each chipset.

General

Brand	Qualcomm	HiSilicon
Platform	Smartphones	Smartphones
Release Date	Nov 2015	Oct 2016

Performance (CPU)

Cores	4	8
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Frequency (Clock Speed)	2150 MHz	2360 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

Graphics (GPU)

GPU Name	Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP8
Frequency (Clock Speed)	1866 MHz	1037 MHz
Execution Units	2	8
Shading Units	256	128
Vulkan Version	1.1	1.0
OpenCL Version	2.0	1.2
DirectX Version	12	11.3

Memory

Frequency	624 MHz	1600 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	2x32 Bit
Max Memory Capacity	8 GB	4 GB

Connectivity

Modem	Snapdragon X12 LTE	N/A
5G Support	No	No
4G Support	Yes	Yes
Download Speed	600 Mbps	600 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
Wi-Fi Version	5	5
Bluetooth Version	4.1	4.2
GPS	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Neural Processor (NPU)	Hexagon 680	N/A
Storage	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1
Max Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	2520 X 1080
Max Camera Resolution	28	2x 16 MP
Video Record	4K @ 30FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Playback	4K @ 60FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Codec Support	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codec Support	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV