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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin T90A

WINNER
H
35.5Inno Score
VS
H
31.7Inno Score
32CPU34.4
31.3GPU28.4
46.6Benchmarks—
34.5Efficiencyspec-based—
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+3). Huawei Kirin T90A still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

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 T90A

  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 3,300
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 1,050

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
Announced20232024
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)9 W—
Architecture—ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.62 GHz+5%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
GPUMaleoon 910HiSilicon Maleoon 910
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
Memory typeLPDDR5—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin T90A
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050Top 46%1,229+17%Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300Top 40%3,987+21%Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300+5%Bottom 44%1,233Bottom 39%

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