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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
38.4Inno Score
37.3CPU29.6
25.6GPU24.9
57.1Benchmarks42
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010S scores 38.7 against 38.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. 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 42
  • 82% higher AnTuTu: 1,092,260 vs 600,000
  • 46% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,230 vs 2,900
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,424 vs 1,020

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Announced20252023
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Cores—8
Core configuration—4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
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 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
AnTuTu1,092,260+82%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424+40%Top 30%1,020Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230+46%Top 30%2,900Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882+10%Bottom 37%800Bottom 32%

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