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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
37.6CPU57.2
31.5GPU54.3
61.4Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
—Efficiencyspec-based79.6
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+23) and CPU (+20). 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 Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 61
  • 174% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 1,606
  • 81% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,200 vs 4,522

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20262025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz3.3 GHz+22%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
GPU—Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
NPU—Samsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory type—LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu1,293,3282,150,000+66%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%2,300+72%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%8,200+81%Top 12%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%4,400+174%Top 20%

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