Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs HiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and HiSilicon Kirin 710
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
348982
HiSilicon Kirin 710
249206
CPU11646790787
GPU4372834397
Memory10987155760
UX7891668262
NanoReview Score348982249206
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
HiSilicon Kirin 710
493
Stability99 %84 %
Graphics Test3 fps2 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
HiSilicon Kirin 710
354
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
HiSilicon Kirin 710
1193
File Compression100 MB/s73.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s41.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec48 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s1.76 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s9.59 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s12.8 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec42.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec1.98 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 51 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 29 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite n/a 25 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 56 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 52 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Huawei Honor 10 Lite (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 256 KB
L2 cache n/a 512 MB
L3 Cache n/a 1 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 12 nm
Transistor count n/a 5.5 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G51 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 4
Shader Units 128 8
Total shader 128 32
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 64 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 8 GB 6 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2340x1080 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x40 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr July, 2018 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM6225-AD Hi6260

Results

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Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
5 (55.56%)
4 (44.44%)
Total Votes: 9

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