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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 2100

Huawei Kirin 9000S
28.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2100
39.4Inno Score
24.9CPU31.2
26.1GPU29.3
33.3Benchmarks39.3
0AI64
34.5Efficiency55.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S7 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2100 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 39.4 to 28.7, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+64) and efficiency (+21). Huawei Kirin 9000S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 25
  • Stronger GPU score: 29 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 39 vs 33
  • Stronger efficiency score: 56 vs 35
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,430 vs 1,050

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20232021
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)9 W9 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz2.9 GHz+11%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock750 MHz854 MHz+14%

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTu 10720,000850,000+18%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,0501,430+36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,3003,550+8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,3001,500+15%

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