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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
40CPU28.1
—Benchmarks37.2
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based65.6
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

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 28
  • 15% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20252022
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+15%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AArm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPU—
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu—495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,350Bottom 41%

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