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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
38.5Inno Score
37.3CPU29.6
25.6GPU24.4
57.1Benchmarks47.3
—Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.5 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010S

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 57 vs 47
  • 44% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 2,930
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 1,014
  • 19% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 882 vs 744

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores—8
Core configuration—4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPU—Adreno 710

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory type—LPDDR4X/LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Modem—Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu1,092,260—
AnTuTu 12—860,688Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+40%Top 31%1,014Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+44%Top 31%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882+19%Bottom 37%744Bottom 31%

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