Skip to content
InnoReviews

Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1480

H
41.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1480
43.5Inno Score
37.6CPU33.7
31.5GPU28.2
61.4Benchmarks54.8
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1480

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1480 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 43.5 to 41.9. 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 CPU score: 38 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 55
  • 34% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,200
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,400

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 compared1,293,328997,950Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—353,082Bottom 38%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—224,206Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,521Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—258,141Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+16%Top 39%1,150Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+33%Top 29%3,400Top 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+34%Bottom 39%1,200Bottom 27%

Related comparisons

Huawei Kirin 9030Svs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3VSHuawei Kirin 9030Svs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3VSHuawei Kirin 9030Svs MediaTek Dimensity 7300VSHuawei Kirin 9030Svs Google TensorVSSamsung Exynos 1480vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4VSSamsung Exynos 1480vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100VSSamsung Exynos 1480vs Samsung Exynos 2100VSSamsung Exynos 1480vs Google Tensor G2VS

Try another matchup