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Apple A19 vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A19
70.3Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
74.3CPU37.6
56.3GPU31.5
73Benchmarks61.4
82.1Efficiencyspec-based—
5 spec wins — Apple A192 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A19 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 70.3 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+37) and GPU (+25). 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 56 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 73 vs 61
  • 190% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,650 vs 1,606
  • 169% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,600 vs 1,336

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20252026
Process3 nm—
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency1x2.7 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 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (5-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5X—
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
ModemSnapdragon X71 5G (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
Max displaySuper Retina XDR—
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A19 versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A19Huawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu2,050,000+59%1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)3,600+169%Top 6%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,850+96%Top 8%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,650+190%Top 15%1,606Bottom 43%

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