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Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

WINNER
H
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
20.2Inno Score
33.3CPU20.5
—GPU20
48.6Benchmarks—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 990 5G wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.9 to 20.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+13). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 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 990 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 21
  • 490% higher Max download: 2.3 Gbps vs 0.4 Gbps
  • 204% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,023 vs 336
  • 195% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 1,158
  • 36% lower process: 7 nm vs 11 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Announced20192024
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A554x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.86 GHz+36%2.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Snapdragon X11 LTE Modem
Max download2.3 Gbps+490%0.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
AnTuTu778,713Bottom 27%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)267,234Bottom 22%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,102Bottom 34%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)188,134Bottom 50%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)193,243Bottom 15%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,023+204%Top 50%336Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419+195%Top 38%1,158Bottom 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—115Bottom 1%

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