Huawei Kirin 9010S vs MediaTek Helio G96
—CPU21.1
—Benchmarks27.7
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G96
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9010S 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?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | — | 12 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 8 |
| Core configuration | — | 2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | — | 2.05 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 17.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated LTE Cat-13 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | — | 2K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9010S | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 340,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 530Bottom 20% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 1,750Bottom 21% |
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