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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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35.5Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
35.7Inno Score
32CPU26.3
31.3GPU—
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 35.5 against 35.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 35
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,050
  • 57% higher AnTuTu: 720,000 vs 460,000
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.62 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

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)1,050+14%Top 47%920Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+61%Top 41%2,050Bottom 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Bottom 32%—

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