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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1330

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1330
40.8Inno Score
37.6CPU27.4
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks42.4
—Efficiencyspec-based65.6
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1330

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 40.8 for Samsung Exynos 1330. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9030S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 42
  • 110% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,150
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 960
  • 13% higher Max clock: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1330

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
Announced20262023
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
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 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
GPU—Arm Mali-G68 MP2

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1330
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328608,174Bottom 14%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—248,088Bottom 14%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—42,913Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—129,402Bottom 9%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—187,771Bottom 14%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+39%Top 39%960Bottom 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+110%Top 29%2,150Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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