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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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35.5Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
32CPU29.6
31.3GPU24.4
46.6Benchmarks—
34.5Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 35.5 against 36 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. 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 GPU score: 31 vs 24
  • 75% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,300 vs 744
  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,930

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20232025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)9 W—
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5104x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+9%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPUMaleoon 910Adreno 710
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X/LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+4%Top 48%1,014Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+13%Top 42%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300+75%Bottom 36%744Bottom 13%

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