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Apple A11 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

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25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
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41.9Inno Score
28.6CPU37.6
25.6GPU31.5
—Benchmarks61.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+9) and GPU (+6). 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 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 26
  • 101% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,245
  • 80% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 891
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20172026
Process10 nm—
ArchitectureArmv8.2ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock2.39 GHz2.7 GHz+13%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (3-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR4X—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Max display2436x1125—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu—1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,336+21%Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%4,522+101%Top 26%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,606+80%Bottom 50%

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