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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
37.6CPU28.1
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks37.2
—Efficiencyspec-based65.6
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+24) and CPU (+10). Samsung Exynos 1280 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 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 37
  • 161% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 495,000
  • 92% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,350
  • 34% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20262022
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+13%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
GPU—Arm Mali-G68 MP4

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu1,293,328+161%495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+34%Top 39%1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+92%Top 29%2,350Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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