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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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48.3Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
42.8CPU24.8
47.4GPU—
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based36
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 25
  • 313% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 1,421
  • 215% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 494
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20252025
Process—6 nm
ArchitectureARMv8—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.75 GHz2.9 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Adreno 610
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+215%Top 29%494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+313%Top 22%1,421Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 37%—

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