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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Huawei Kirin 9000S
33.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1280
34.1Inno Score
34.8CPU27.2
31.7GPU23.6
34.5Efficiencyspec-based65.6
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 33.6 against 34.1 for Samsung Exynos 1280. 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: 35 vs 27
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 24
  • 115% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,365 vs 635
  • 84% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 2,078
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 968

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 44% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 9 W
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20232022
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)9 W5 W+44%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+9%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G68 MP4
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1280
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250+29%Top 39%968Bottom 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818+84%Top 35%2,078Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365+115%Top 49%635Bottom 27%

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