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Huawei Kirin 9020 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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32.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
36.1CPU57.2
36.8GPU54.3
—Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
20Efficiencyspec-based79.6
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90207 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+21) and GPU (+18). Huawei Kirin 9020 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 9020

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 36
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 37
  • 131% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 1,907
  • 82% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,200 vs 4,505
  • 79% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,300 vs 1,285

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20242025
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.5 GHz3.3 GHz+32%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 920Samsung Xclipse 950
GPU clock840 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
NPU—Samsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory type—LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu—2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,285Top 40%2,300+79%Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,505Top 29%8,200+82%Top 11%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,907Bottom 48%4,400+131%Top 19%

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