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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

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31.7Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
32.1Inno Score
34.4CPU23.1
28.4GPU—
—Benchmarks28.5
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin T90A scores 31.7 against 32.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 23
  • 110% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 1,900
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 770
  • 25% higher Max clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Announced20242022
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz+25%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 619

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Modem—Snapdragon X51 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
AnTuTu—350,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+60%Top 37%770Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+110%Top 33%1,900Bottom 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%—

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