Skip to content
InnoReviews

Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

H
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
40CPU39.5
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 and Samsung Exynos 9820 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

  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20252018
Process5 nm+37%8 nm
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+1%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AArm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-20
Max download—2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display—WQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture—8K@30fps

Related comparisons

Huawei Kirin 9030vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4VSHuawei Kirin 9030vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4VSHuawei Kirin 9030vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2VSHuawei Kirin 9030vs Dimensity 7400 UltraVSSamsung Exynos 9820vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865VSSamsung Exynos 9820vs Huawei Kirin 990 5GVSSamsung Exynos 9820vs Samsung Exynos 990VSSamsung Exynos 9820vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765GVS

Try another matchup