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Apple A20 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
93.9CPU37.6
83.1GPU31.5
86.2Benchmarks61.4
100Efficiencyspec-based—
5 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+56) and GPU (+52). 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 A20 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 61
  • 394% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 1,606
  • 254% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 1,336

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20262026
Process2 nm—
ArchitectureARMARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock4.93 GHz+83%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPUDual 16-core Neural Engine—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5X—
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Apple C2)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Max display4K HDR—
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A20 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu3,463,072+168%1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+254%Top 1%1,336Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+178%Top 3%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931+394%Top 4%1,606Bottom 39%

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