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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
36.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
35.7Inno Score
34.8CPU26.3
31.7GPU—
46.6Benchmarks35.3
34.5Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 36.5 against 35.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 35
  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 2,050
  • 57% higher AnTuTu: 720,000 vs 460,000
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 920

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

  • 44% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 9 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Announced20232024
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)9 W5 W+44%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+14%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 619
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X51 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
AnTuTu720,000+57%460,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250+36%Top 37%920Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818+86%Top 33%2,050Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365Top 49%—

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