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Huawei Kirin 9020A
Kirin 9020A is a Kirin 9020-series chip that Huawei names on its Mate 70 Air spec page: the 16GB models use it and the 12GB models use the Kirin 9020B. The 16GB versions went on sale in China on 27 December 2025. Huawei has published no core, GPU or process details; media report eight cores peaking at 2.4GHz with a Maleoon 920 GPU.
Pros
- Named by Huawei on its Mate 70 Air spec page, where the 16GB RAM versions carry the Kirin 9020A and the 12GB versions the Kirin 9020B
- Reported eight-core CPU peaking at 2.4GHz, against a reported six-core layout for the Kirin 9020B in the 12GB models
- Huawei's customer service has said it performs better than the Kirin 9020B, according to media reports
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.2 listed on Huawei's spec page for the Mate 70 Air
Cons
- Huawei publishes only the chip name: the core layout, clock speeds, GPU and process node come from media reports and spec listings
- Reports also link it to the Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition, but Huawei's spec page for that phone does not name the chip
- Some spec listings reverse Huawei's pairing and assign the Kirin 9020A to the 12GB model
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Kirin 9020A
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 7 nm
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.05 GHz + 4x1.6 GHz
- Max clock
- 2.4 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- HiSilicon Maleoon 920
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Devices with the Huawei Kirin 9020A
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Kirin 9020A good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Huawei Kirin 9020A yet: there are no published CPU and GPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Kirin 9020A is a Kirin 9020-series chip that Huawei names on its Mate 70 Air spec page: the 16GB models use it and the 12GB models use the Kirin 9020B. The 16GB versions went on sale in China on 27 December 2025. Huawei has published no core, GPU or process details; media report eight cores peaking at 2.4GHz with a Maleoon 920 GPU.
Which devices use the Huawei Kirin 9020A?
One device in our catalog uses the Huawei Kirin 9020A: Huawei Mate 70 Air.
What are the key specs of the Huawei Kirin 9020A?
Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · GPU: HiSilicon Maleoon 920
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Kirin 9020A?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin T92B, Huawei Kirin 9010S, Huawei Kirin T92A — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
