Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970 - which chip or processor is better? should you buy mobile phones having Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or should go for the HiSilicon Kirin 970? 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 2016	Sep 2017

Performance (CPU)

Cores	8	8
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Frequency (Clock Speed)	2450 MHz	2360 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8-A
L1 Cache	128 KB	N/A
L2 Cache	2 MB	N/A
L3 Cache	N/A	2 MB

Graphics (GPU)

GPU Name	Adreno 540	Mali-G72 MP12
Frequency (Clock Speed)	710 MHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	2	12
Shading Units	256	192
Vulkan Version	1.1	1.0
OpenCL Version	2.0	2.0
DirectX Version	12	12

Memory

Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Bus	2x32 Bit	4x16 Bit
Max Memory Capacity	8 GB	8 GB

Connectivity

Modem	X16 LTE	N/A
5G Support	No	No
4G Support	Yes	Yes
Download Speed	1 Gbps	1200 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
Wi-Fi Version	5	5
Bluetooth Version	5.0	4.2
GPS	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Neural Processor (NPU)	Hexagon 682	N/A
Storage	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1
Max Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 X 2160
Max Camera Resolution	32	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video Record	4K @ 30FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Playback	4K @ 60FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Codec Support	H.264, H.265, VP9	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
Audio Codec Support	Qualcomm aptX, Qualcomm Aqstic	32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio