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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
37.6CPU27.7
31.5GPU21.1
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+10) and CPU (+10). Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 28
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 21
  • 384% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 332
  • 101% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,250
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 976

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Announced20262026
Process—4 nm
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+13%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
GPU—Adreno 629

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Modem—Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
AnTuTu1,293,328—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+37%Top 38%976Bottom 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+101%Top 29%2,250Bottom 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+384%Bottom 43%332Bottom 3%

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