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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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31.7Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
34.4CPU41.7
28.4GPU40.6
—Benchmarks58.4
—Efficiencyspec-based64.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.9 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+12) and CPU (+7). Huawei Kirin T90A 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 T90A

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 28
  • 103% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,500 vs 1,233
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,720 vs 1,229
  • 20% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Announced20242021
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.5 GHz3 GHz+20%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Adreno 730
GPU clock—818 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Modem—Snapdragon X65 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu—1,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229Top 37%1,720+40%Top 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987Top 33%4,300+8%Top 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%2,500+103%Top 39%

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