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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
37.6CPU24.3
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks36
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+25) and CPU (+13). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 36
  • 201% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,500
  • 184% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 470

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20262023
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.7 GHz2.8 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Modem—Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+184%Top 39%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+201%Top 29%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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