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Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
30.5CPU37.6
30.2GPU31.5
46.6Benchmarks61.4
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic7 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+15) and CPU (+7). Apple A12 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 A12 Bionic

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

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 47
  • 80% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 720,000
  • 62% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,800
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20182026
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock2.49 GHz2.7 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu720,0001,293,328+80%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 46%1,336+21%Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%4,522+62%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 37%1,606+11%Bottom 43%

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