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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38.7Inno Score
37.3CPU30.3
25.6GPU26.3
57.1Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010S edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010S

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 30
  • 34% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 3,147
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 1,100

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • 10% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 969 vs 882

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores—8
Core configuration—1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock—2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory type—LPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Modem—Snapdragon X61 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
AnTuTu1,092,260—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+29%Top 31%1,100Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+34%Top 31%3,147Top 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Top 48%969+10%Top 46%

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