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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
37.6CPU37.2
31.5GPU34.3
61.4Benchmarks55.9
—AIspec-based64
—Efficiencyspec-based55.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 45.7 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+3). 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

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 56
  • 24% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,650

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20262020
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.84 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPU—Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPU—Hexagon 780
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Modem—Snapdragon X60 5G
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3281,040,324Bottom 46%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—379,461Bottom 46%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—169,822Bottom 38%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—200,968Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—290,073Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,450+9%Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+24%Top 29%3,650Top 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+4%Bottom 39%1,550Bottom 36%

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