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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
38.1Inno Score
37.3CPU27.7
25.6GPU23.4
57.1Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010S edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010S

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 28
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 943
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 2,804
  • 44% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 882 vs 613

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Announced20252022
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Cores—8
Core configuration—4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU—Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Memory type—LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Modem—Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
AnTuTu1,092,260—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+51%Top 33%943Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+51%Top 31%2,804Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882+44%Top 48%613Bottom 41%

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