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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
38.6Inno Score
37.3CPU32.3
25.6GPU28.5
57.1Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based68
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.6 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5. 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 32
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 1,097
  • 26% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 3,344

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

  • 41% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,241 vs 882

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Announced20252026
Process—4 nm
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Cores—8
Core configuration—4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
GPU—Adreno 812

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR4X/LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Modem—Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
AnTuTu1,092,260—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+30%Top 30%1,097Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+26%Top 30%3,344Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Bottom 37%1,241+41%Bottom 49%

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