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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin 9000WL

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
37.4Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000WL
36.7Inno Score
34.8CPU34.5
31.7GPU26.5
—Benchmarks52.9
34.5Efficiencyspec-based—
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000WL

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 37.4 against 36.7 for Huawei Kirin 9000WL. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • 37% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,365 vs 994

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000WL

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
Announced20232024
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)9 W—
Architecture—ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.49 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.62 GHz+5%2.49 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
GPUMaleoon 910HiSilicon Maleoon 910
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
Memory typeLPDDR5—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9000WL
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9000WL
AnTuTu—922,115Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—353,056Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—122,386Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—227,047Top 40%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—219,626Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250Top 39%1,245Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818Top 36%3,989+4%Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365+37%Top 36%994Top 46%

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