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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)

Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
37.3CPU44
25.6GPU85
57.1Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based24.9
—Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690) 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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)

  • Stronger CPU score: 44 vs 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 85 vs 26

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
Architecture—Qualcomm Kryo 7-Series

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Cores—8
Core configuration—1x2.9 GHz Kryo Gold Prime + 3x2.7 GHz Kryo Gold + 4x2.0 GHz Kryo Silver
Max clock—2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 7-series
GPU clock—1,150 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance—6 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200 / LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Modem—Integrated 5G modem (5G + 5G DSDA)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Max display—4K @ 60Hz (DisplayPort) / WFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
AnTuTu1,092,260—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424Top 30%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230Top 30%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Bottom 37%—

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