Snapdragon 710 vs Snapdragon 660 vs Kirin 710: The Best Midrange Chip?

Which is the best midrange chipset in the market right now? Well, The war never ends because the company keeps introducing newer chips to compete with each other. 2018 was all about the Snapdragon 636 and Kirin 659, Also Helio P60 is popular at the moment. All the processor are really powerful and won’t make a huge difference in real life performance.

Specs Comparison That Matters: 

ProcessorSnapdragon 660Kirin 710Snapdragon 710
Manufacturing Process14nm12nm10nm
CPU8x Kryo 260 CPU up to 2.2 GHz
4x ARM Cortex-A73 @ 2.2GHz and 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.7GHz 8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 360 CPU
GPUAdreno 512 with Vulkan API
ARM Mali G51 MP4 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 616 GPU
Bluetooth Support 5.04.25.0
CameraUp to 25 MP single camera
Up to 16 MP camera
16MP + 24MP
Up to 32 MP single camera
Up to 20 MP dual camera
VideoUp to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS
Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS
Decode: 1080p @ 60fps
Encode: 1080p @ 30fps
Up to 4K Ultra HD Premium playback
Up to 4K UltraHD capture @ 30 FPS
Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS

Snapdragon 660:

The SDM660 processor with Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU built on ARM Cortex Technology, and Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX) is built to support high-end features.

  • Potentially better performances
  • Better GPU
  • More suitable for modding
  • Power-efficient
  • NO AI

Kirin 710:

Kirin 710 is a 64-bit octa-core mid-range performance mobile ARM LTE SoC introduced by HiSilicon in mid-2018. This chip, which is fabricated on TSMC’s 12 nm process, features four Cortex-A73 big cores operating at up to 2.2 GHz along with four Cortex-A53 little cores operating at up to 1.7 GHz. The 710 incorporates ARM’s Mali G51 (4 core) IGP and supports up to 6 GiB of dual-channel LPDDR4 memory.

  • Power-efficient
  • AI Features
  • Weaker GPU
  • Faster CPU
  • Good Performance

Snapdragon 710: