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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
36.8Inno Score
37.6CPU29.7
31.5GPU24.9
61.4Benchmarks48.8
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 36.8, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+13) and CPU (+8). Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 49
  • 101% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 800
  • 54% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,930

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Announced20262021
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+13%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
GPU—Adreno 642L

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
NPU—Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Modem—Snapdragon X53 5G
Max download—3.7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328784,274Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—310,105Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—95,255Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,954Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—215,960Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+31%Top 38%1,020Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+54%Top 29%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+101%Bottom 43%800Bottom 15%

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