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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Huawei Kirin 9000S
28.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66Inno Score
24.9CPU57.9
26.1GPU54
33.3Benchmarks73.1
0AI85.9
34.5Efficiency79.6
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S9 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66 to 28.7, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+86) and efficiency (+45). 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 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 58 vs 25
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 73 vs 33
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 35
  • 238% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 1,300

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20232025
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
TDP (typical)9 W8 W+11%
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.62 GHz3.3 GHz+26%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUMaleoon 910Samsung Xclipse 950
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 10720,0002,150,000+199%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,0502,300+119%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,3008,200+148%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,3004,400+238%

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