Huawei Kirin 980 vs Samsung Exynos 1610
24.8CPU30.7
33.7Benchmarks—
37Efficiencyspec-based—
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9801 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 1610 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1610
- Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 25
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2 + 6 |
| Max clock | 2.6 GHz+8% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G68 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated LTE Cat-21 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 60Hz | — |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 430,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 550Bottom 21% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,000Bottom 31% | — |
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