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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 850

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 850
26.2Inno Score
40CPU20
—Benchmarks20
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based46.7
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

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
  • 38% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20252020
Process5 nm+37%8 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+38%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AArm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPU—
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth—12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu—180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—170Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—600Bottom 4%

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