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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
31.2Inno Score
34.4CPU24.4
28.4GPU—
—Benchmarks31.5
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin T90A scores 31.7 against 31.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin T90A edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 24
  • 110% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 1,900
  • 68% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 730

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Announced20242020
Process—8 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz+9%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 692

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
AnTuTu—395,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+68%Top 37%730Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+110%Top 33%1,900Bottom 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%—

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