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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
60.7Inno Score
37.6CPU51.5
31.5GPU53.1
61.4Benchmarks76.1
—Efficiencyspec-based71.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 60.7 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+22) and benchmarks (+15). 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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 52 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 53 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 61
  • 130% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,700 vs 1,606
  • 53% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,050 vs 1,336

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Announced20262025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x3.21 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.02 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz3.21 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
GPU—Adreno 825
GPU clock—1,100 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Memory type—LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Modem—Snapdragon X75 5G
Max download—4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3282,324,829Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—675,620Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—797,455Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—332,748Top 33%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—519,006Top 25%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%2,050+53%Top 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%6,850+51%Top 17%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%3,700+130%Top 27%

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