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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
37.6CPU22.6
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks27
—Efficiencyspec-based34.5
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+34) and CPU (+15). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 27
  • 292% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 330,000
  • 218% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 420
  • 183% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20262017
Process—10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.7 GHz+10%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Modem—Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu1,293,328+292%330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+218%Top 39%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+183%Top 29%1,600Bottom 18%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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