Kirin

Four flagship chips on the same stage: Apple’s 2nm A20 Pro, Qualcomm’s 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Huawei’s Kirin, and Xiaomi’s in-house XRing. Using process node, official benchmark figures, power efficiency, and day-to-day experience, here’s where the differences actually lie.

Apple’s A20 Pro meets Huawei’s Kirin 9030 Pro: variable aperture against a second-gen Red Maple camera, 100W charging against Apple’s, and a 5,750mAh battery. No official absolute benchmarks exist.