Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 1610
33.3CPU27.3
48.6Benchmarks—
20Efficiencyspec-based—
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G1 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 990 5G
- Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 27
- 59% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 2,144
- 19% higher Max clock: 2.86 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | — |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2 + 6 |
| Max clock | 2.86 GHz+19% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G68 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | — |
| Max download | 2.3 Gbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 1610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 778,713Bottom 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+7%Top 50% | 953Bottom 43% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,419+59%Top 38% | 2,144Bottom 37% |
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