Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
InnoReviews verdict
Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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 20
- Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
- 792% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 145,000
- 735% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 160
- 546% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 700
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2016 |
| Process | — | 14 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 4 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz+35% | 2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 506 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 546 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR3-933 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 7.5 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X9 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 4.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328+792% | 145,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336+735%Top 39% | 160Bottom 5% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+546%Top 29% | 700Bottom 6% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | — |
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