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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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41.9Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
37.6CPU24.8
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based36
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 lacks 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 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 25
  • 218% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,421
  • 170% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 494

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20262025
Process—6 nm
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.7 GHz2.9 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPU—Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Modem—Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
AnTuTu1,293,328—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+170%Top 38%494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+218%Top 29%1,421Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 43%—

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