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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs MediaTek MT8189

Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
MediaTek MT8189
—Inno Score
37.3CPU28.9
25.6GPU—
57.1Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based36
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — MediaTek MT8189

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek MT8189 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 9010S

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 29
  • 88% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 2,249
  • 44% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 992

Reasons to pick the MediaTek MT8189

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
Announced20252025
Process—6 nm
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
Cores—8
Core configuration—2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
GPU—Arm Mali-G57 MC2

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
Max display—2.5K (1600p)

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek MT8189
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek MT8189
AnTuTu1,092,260—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+44%Top 30%992Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+88%Top 30%2,249Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Bottom 37%—

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