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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Xiaomi Xring O3

Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
Xiaomi Xring O3
—Inno Score
24.8CPU92.1
33.7Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based100
37Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9807 spec wins — Xiaomi Xring O3

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Xiaomi Xring O3 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 Xiaomi Xring O3

  • Stronger CPU score: 92 vs 25
  • 661% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 15,221 vs 2,000
  • 617% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,945 vs 550
  • 234% higher Max bandwidth: 113.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 67% higher Max clock: 4.35 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
Announced20182026
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x4.35 GHz C1-Ultra + 4x3.68 GHz C1-Premium + 4x3.15 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock2.6 GHz4.35 GHz+67%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Arm Mali-G2-Ultra NX MP16

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)Xiaomi NPU (self-developed)
AI performance—200 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR6-10667
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s113.8 GB/s+234%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz—
Video capture4K@30fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Xiaomi Xring O3
AnTuTu430,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 21%3,945+617%Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000Bottom 31%15,221+661%Top 1%

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