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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Huawei Kirin 9030S
41.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
43.3Inno Score
37.6CPU33.8
31.5GPU27.4
61.4Benchmarks54.6
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 43.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 55
  • 45% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,107
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,262

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Announced20262025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Memory type—LPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Modem—Snapdragon X62 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328988,864Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—363,588Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—197,742Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—159,376Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—268,158Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 12—1,114,066Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+8%Top 34%1,241Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+39%Top 25%3,262Top 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+45%Top 31%1,107Top 43%

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