Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A11 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

A
25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
H
35.5Inno Score
28.6CPU32
25.6GPU31.3
—Benchmarks46.6
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based34.5
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+6) and CPU (+3). Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 31 vs 26
  • 47% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,245
  • 46% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,300 vs 891
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20172023
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.39 GHz2.62 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Max display2436x1125—
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu—720,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+5%Top 43%1,050Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,300+47%Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,300+46%Bottom 44%

Related comparisons

Apple A11 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2VSApple A11 Bionicvs Unisoc SC9863AVSApple A11 Bionicvs MediaTek Helio G80VSApple A11 Bionicvs MediaTek Helio G81VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs MediaTek Dimensity 7060VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs Unisoc Tiger T820VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs MediaTek Dimensity 8020VS

Try another matchup