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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43.5Inno Score
37.6CPU29.2
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks40.3
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 43.5 to 41.9. Huawei Kirin 9030S 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 29
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 40
  • 131% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 560,000
  • 56% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,900
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,030

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20262025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz+17%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory type—LPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Modem—Snapdragon X61 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
AnTuTu1,293,328+131%560,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+30%Top 38%1,030Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+56%Top 29%2,900Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 43%—

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