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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
37.6CPU20.8
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based29.7
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+17). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
  • 462% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 230,000
  • 414% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 880
  • 293% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 340

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20262016
Process—14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.7 GHz+26%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory type—LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu1,293,328+462%230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+293%Top 39%340Bottom 11%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+414%Top 29%880Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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