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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 2600

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2600
80.4Inno Score
37.6CPU72.6
31.5GPU77.4
61.4Benchmarks81.1
—Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2600

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2600 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 80.4 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+46) and CPU (+35). 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 2600

  • Stronger CPU score: 73 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 61
  • 350% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,230 vs 1,606
  • 139% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,824 vs 4,522

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2600
Announced20262026
Process—2 nm
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2600
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Pro (high-performance) + 6x Arm C1-Pro (high-efficiency)
Max clock2.7 GHz—

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2600
GPU—Samsung Xclipse 960

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2600
NPU—Samsung NPU

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2600
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3282,827,538Top 14%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—947,776Top 9%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,052,625Top 14%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—347,409Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—479,728Top 28%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%2,995+124%Top 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%10,824+139%Top 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%7,230+350%Top 8%

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