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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
40CPU22.6
—Benchmarks27
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based34.5
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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 23
  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 12% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.45 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20252017
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.75 GHz+12%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Modem—Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 17%

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