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Apple A19 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A19 Pro
73.5Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
77.4CPU37.6
64.9GPU31.5
74.7Benchmarks61.4
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based—
5 spec wins — Apple A19 Pro2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A19 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.5 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+40) and GPU (+33). 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 A19 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 77 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 65 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 75 vs 61
  • 255% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 5,700 vs 1,606
  • 184% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,800 vs 1,336

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20252026
Process3 nm—
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.6 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock4.26 GHz+58%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (6-core, Neural Accelerators)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600—
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X80)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A19 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu2,200,000+70%1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)3,800+184%Top 5%1,336Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,500+110%Top 7%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme5,700+255%Top 13%1,606Bottom 39%

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