Huawei Enjoy 100 Pro Max Splits Kirin 8020 and 8020A by Storage, CNY 1,999
Huawei's Enjoy 100 Pro Max, launched in China on Oct. 28, uses the Kirin 8020 in its 512GB version and the Kirin 8020A in the 128GB and 256GB ones, with prices from CNY 1,999 and an 8,800mAh battery.
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Huawei's product-page image of the Enjoy 100 Pro Max, launched in China on Oct. 28.
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Source · Press image from the Huawei consumer website, used for news reporting.
Huawei launched the Enjoy 100 Pro Max in China on Oct. 28 with two chip variants: the Kirin 8020 in the 512GB model and the Kirin 8020A in the 128GB and 256GB models, according to GSMArena. The starting price is CNY 1,999.
The 512GB model, at CNY 2,899, is the only one with the Kirin 8020, according to GSMArena and My Mobile India.
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My Mobile India lists the 8GB RAM versions at CNY 1,999 for 128GB, CNY 2,399 for 256GB and CNY 2,899 for 512GB. The phone has a 6.84-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a claimed peak brightness of up to 8,000 nits (My Mobile India says this is measured at 1% average picture level), plus an 8,800mAh battery with 40W wired charging, GSMArena said. It runs HarmonyOS 7.0.
The chip split is the notable detail. Huawei has not published, in the launch coverage we read, what separates the Kirin 8020 from the 8020A, so the process node, foundry, core count and clocks are unknown, and nothing we read compares the two chips directly. My Mobile India says the Kirin 8020 is up to 37% faster in single-core and 51% faster in multi-core work than its predecessor, without naming that chip, a benchmark or a source. Buyers who pay CNY 900 more for the 512GB model get more storage and a differently named chip, and independent benchmarks will be needed to show whether the chip is faster.
What it says about Huawei's phone silicon
The Enjoy line sits below Huawei's Mate flagships on price. GSMArena describes the whole line as Kirin 8000-series, and the cheaper Enjoy 100 Pro, from CNY 1,799, also uses the Kirin 8020A with a 6,100mAh battery.
Huawei's chip unit is under pressure from outside China too. Voltgrid reported that the FCC took its first component-level action against devices carrying HiSilicon silicon, and the company also took a 15 billion yuan offshore loan as chip and memory costs climbed.
What is not confirmed yet
Huawei has not said whether the phone will be sold outside China. Reports also differ on its sales status: GSMArena says the phones are available to buy in China, while My Mobile India says pre-orders opened through Huawei's Vmall store and retail partners, with shipments after the Double Eleven shopping event.
All specifications here are vendor claims from launch coverage, including the display brightness and battery capacity. Neither source gave a core count, clock speed, process node or benchmark result for either Kirin chip.
