Kirin 8020 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
The Kirin 8020 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 are both upper mid-range chips, made by HiSilicon and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,090 vs 4,050) and in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelGraphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Kirin 8020 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm SMIC | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.28 GHz + 3× 2.05 GHz + 4× 1.3 GHz | 8 cores 1× 2.8 GHz + 4× 2.4 GHz + 3× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 2.28 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 722 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #43 of 102 (better) | #44 of 102 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,280 | 1,310 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,090 | 4,050 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 751 |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 7 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Huawei nova 14 Pro 6.8 | realme 16 Pro+ 5G 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $499 Nothing Phone (4a) Pro |
| Newest phone | Huawei nova 14 Pro May 2025 | OPPO Reno16 5G Jun 2026 |
Phones with the Kirin 8020
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.8
Huawei nova 14 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,500 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
7 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
realme 16 Pro+ 5G
6.8″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
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7.8
OPPO Reno16 5G
6.32″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
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7.8
vivo V70
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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7.7
OPPO Reno15 5G
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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Kirin 8020 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4: FAQ
Which is faster, the Kirin 8020 or the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,090 vs 4,050) and in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Kirin 8020 or the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
Both chips were announced in May 2025.
Which phones use the Kirin 8020 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
The Kirin 8020 powers one phone in our database: the Huawei nova 14 Pro. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 powers 7 phones in our database, including the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, OPPO Reno16 5G and vivo V70. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $499, for the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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