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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
33.6Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9020
32.9Inno Score
34.8CPU36.1
31.7GPU36.8
34.5Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 33.6 against 32.9 for Huawei Kirin 9020. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

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

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 32
  • 40% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,907 vs 1,365
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 3,818
  • 12% higher GPU clock: 840 MHz vs 750 MHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20232024
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)9 W—
Architecture—ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock2.62 GHz+5%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUMaleoon 910HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock750 MHz840 MHz+12%

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250Top 39%1,285+3%Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818Top 35%4,505+18%Top 27%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365Top 49%1,907+40%Top 36%

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