Snapdragon 425 vs Kirin 710A
We compared the 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (Adreno 308) with the newer 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 710A (Mali-G51 MP4) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 710A
- Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (14 versus 28 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 90%) AnTuTu 11 score β 343K vs 180K
- Higher GPU frequency (~67%)
- 43% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1400 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 77856 | 140231 |
| GPU | 6377 | 18588 |
| Memory | 37315 | 109587 |
| UX | 59386 | 75216 |
| Total score | 180934 | 343622 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 74.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 40.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 55.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 13.4 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 46.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 1.79 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 10.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 2.12 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | - | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 1.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 0.99 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 3.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 91 FPS |
| API | - | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6175 |
| Video editing score | - | 3291 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 5471 |
| Photo editing score | - | 10039 |
| Writing score | - | 9203 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 48 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 54 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Huawei Honor 9C 1560 x 720 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
No benchmark results yet
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-24 (Indiysky chay) | AnTuTu 11 | 343622 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 425 and Kirin 710ACPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.4 GHz β Cortex-A53 | 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 28 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 1 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 308 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 300 | Bifrost 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 598 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 4 |
| Shading units | 24 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 24 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 24 Gigaflops | 64 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 536 | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 667 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 5.34 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1280 x 800 | 2340 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP | 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X6 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 5 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 75 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | February 2016 | June 2020 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8917 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 | - |
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