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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
73.8Inno Score
37.3CPU67.9
25.6GPU—
57.1Benchmarks80.1
—Efficiencyspec-based77.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+31) and benchmarks (+23). Huawei Kirin 9010S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010S

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 37
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 57
  • 117% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,200 vs 4,230
  • 111% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,000 vs 1,424

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Announced20252025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9 (Oryon)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Cores—8
Core configuration—2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock—3.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth—77 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Modem—Snapdragon X80 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max display—WQHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,092,2602,724,754Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—866,588Top 8%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—853,716Top 15%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—368,524Top 8%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—635,926Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424Top 30%3,000+111%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230Top 30%9,200+117%Top 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Bottom 37%—

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