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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
26.2Inno Score
40CPU20
—Benchmarks20
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based46.7
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 20
  • 64% lower process: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 38% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Announced20252016
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.75 GHz+38%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 546
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth—7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Modem—Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Max display—FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
AnTuTu—145,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—160Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—700Bottom 6%

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