Kirin 9020 vs Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
The Kirin 9020 and the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 are both flagship chips, made by HiSilicon and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,510 vs 4,584), but the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 35% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 +35%Graphics 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 9020 | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | Nov 2024 | — |
| Process | 7 nm SMIC N+2 | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.5 GHz + 3× 2.15 GHz + 4× 1.6 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.5 GHz | — |
| GPU | Maleoon 920 | — |
| Place in our ranking | #43 of 113 | #41 of 113 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,290 | 1,741 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,510 | 4,584 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 455 | — |
| Phones in our database | 4 phones | 3 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Huawei Mate 80 7.8 | Nothing Phone (2) 6.8 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $599 Nothing Phone (2) |
| Newest phone | Huawei Mate 80 Nov 2025 | Nothing Phone (2) Jul 2023 |
Phones with the Kirin 9020
4 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.8
Huawei Mate 80
6.75″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,750 mAh
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7.8
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
6.8″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,170 mAh
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7.7
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
6.8″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,170 mAh
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7.4
Huawei Mate X6
7.93″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,110 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.8 Discontinued
Nothing Phone (2)
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,700 mAh
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6.8 Discontinued
POCO F5 Pro
6.67″ 120 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,160 mAh
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6.1
Motorola Razr+ (2023)
6.9″ 165 Hz, 12 MP camera, 3,800 mAh
From $999.99 + Compare
Kirin 9020 vs Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1: FAQ
Which is faster, the Kirin 9020 or the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,510 vs 4,584), but the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 35% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Kirin 9020 and the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
The Kirin 9020 powers 4 phones in our database, including the Huawei Mate 80, Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Huawei Pura 80 Pro. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers 3 phones in our database, including the Nothing Phone (2), POCO F5 Pro and Motorola Razr+ (2023). The lowest US launch price with this chip is $599, for the Nothing Phone (2).
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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