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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
32CPU57.2
31.3GPU54.3
46.6Benchmarks74.2
—AI85.9
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, 66.1 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+45) and benchmarks (+28). Huawei Kirin 9000S 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

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 47
  • 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 10720,000Top 46%2,150,000+199%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050Top 44%2,300+119%Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300Top 38%8,200+148%Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Top 68%4,400+238%Top 17%

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