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Apple A15 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
51CPU37.6
40GPU31.5
58.4Benchmarks61.4
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based—
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+13) and GPU (+9). Huawei Kirin 9030S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 32
  • 74% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,336
  • 65% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,606
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,522

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 58
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 12% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 1,150,000

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20212026
Process5 nm—
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock3.24 GHz+20%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu1,150,0001,293,328+12%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+74%Top 14%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+25%Top 23%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+65%Top 42%1,606Bottom 43%

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