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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
Q
26.7Inno Score
32CPU22.6
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks27
34.5Efficiency34.5
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+20) and CPU (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 27
  • 150% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,050 vs 420
  • 118% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 330,000
  • 106% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20232017
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)9 W9 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5104x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.62 GHz+7%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 540
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 10720,000+118%Top 46%330,000Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+150%Top 44%420Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+106%Top 38%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Top 68%—

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