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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro
48.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
49Inno Score
42.8CPU32.8
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks54.6
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro scores 48.3 against 49 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 33
  • 85% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 3,180
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 1,140
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz+2%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Qualcomm Adreno 710
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X62 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTu—988,864Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—363,588Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—197,742Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—159,376Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—268,158Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+37%Top 25%1,140Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+85%Top 19%3,180Top 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 25%—

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