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

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—Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
40CPU24.8
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based36
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 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 25
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm

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 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20252025
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 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 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AAdreno 610

AI

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

Memory

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

Connectivity

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

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (single)—494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,421Bottom 16%

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