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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1480

Huawei Kirin 9030S
41.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1480
43.2Inno Score
37.6CPU33.9
31.5GPU26.5
61.4Benchmarks54.8
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1480

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 43.2 for Samsung Exynos 1480. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 55
  • 60% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,001
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,481

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1480

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
Announced20262024
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.75 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
GPU—Samsung Xclipse 530

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
NPU—Samsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
Memory type—LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1480
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328996,960Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—353,255Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—223,492Top 45%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,318Bottom 37%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—257,895Bottom 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+16%Top 34%1,149Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+30%Top 25%3,481Top 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+60%Top 31%1,001Top 46%

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