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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

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—Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
40CPU26.2
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lack 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 26
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Announced20252025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+20%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AAdreno 613

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPU—
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X/LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Modem—Snapdragon X61 5G
Max download—2.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Geekbench 6 (single)—897Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,117Bottom 36%

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