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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs MediaTek Dimensity 7020

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 7020
38.1Inno Score
37.3CPU26.3
25.6GPU—
57.1Benchmarks43.3
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7020

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.1 for MediaTek Dimensity 7020. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010S

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 57 vs 43
  • 85% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 2,292
  • 55% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 916

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
Announced20252023
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
Cores—8
Core configuration—2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
GPU—IMG BXM-8-256

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 7020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 7020
AnTuTu1,092,260—
AnTuTu 12—742,065Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+55%Top 31%916Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+85%Top 31%2,292Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Top 48%—

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