Huawei Kirin 9000S1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
33.7CPU32
45GPU28.2
—Benchmarks50.8
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S11 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000S1 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S1
- Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 28
- 14% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,638 vs 3,200
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan and Cortex-A510 cores) | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.49 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 Little | 1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X63 5G |
| Max download | — | 2.9 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 850,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,258+8%Top 36% | 1,160Top 41% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,638+14%Top 36% | 3,200Top 42% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,200Bottom 47% |
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