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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
Q
22.6Inno Score
32CPU20.8
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks20
34.5Efficiency29.7
8 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+27) and CPU (+11). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 35 vs 30
  • 275% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 880
  • 213% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 230,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20232016
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP (typical)9 W+18%11 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.62 GHz+22%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu 10720,000+213%Top 46%230,000Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+209%Top 44%340Top 90%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+275%Top 38%880Top 95%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Top 68%—

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