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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
48Inno Score
37.6CPU38.6
31.5GPU35.1
61.4Benchmarks60.8
—Efficiencyspec-based71.4
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+4) and CPU (+1). 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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 32
  • 28% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 1,606

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Announced20262023
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.7 GHz2.91 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 725

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Modem—Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—4.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Max display—WQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3281,263,761Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—504,689Top 44%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—173,509Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—219,815Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—365,748Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,430+7%Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+9%Top 29%4,150Top 35%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%2,050+28%Bottom 47%

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