Huawei
Huawei Kirin 9030S
The chip inside Huawei's Pura 90 Pro and Pro Max, launched in China in April 2026 alongside the phones' 200MP periscope camera. Its 8-core Taishan V124 CPU tops out at 2.7GHz and is distinct from the Kirin 9030 Pro used in the foldable Pura X Max; Huawei has not disclosed further specifications.
Pros
- 8-core Taishan V124 CPU distinct from the Kirin 9030 Pro used in Huawei's foldable Pura X Max
- Powers Huawei's 2026 Pura 90 Pro/Pro Max camera flagships
- Battery capacity of 6,000 mAh; wired charging tops out at 100W on the Pro Max and 66W on the standard Pro
Cons
- Huawei has not published official specifications or benchmark results for the chip
- GPU, NPU and manufacturing process remain undisclosed
- No independently verified benchmark scores are publicly available yet
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Kirin 9030S
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Architecture
- ARM (Taishan V124 cores)
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
- Max clock
- 2.7 GHz
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Kirin 9030S good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Huawei Kirin 9030S 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. The chip inside Huawei's Pura 90 Pro and Pro Max, launched in China in April 2026 alongside the phones' 200MP periscope camera. Its 8-core Taishan V124 CPU tops out at 2.7GHz and is distinct from the Kirin 9030 Pro used in the foldable Pura X Max; Huawei has not disclosed further specifications.
What are the key specs of the Huawei Kirin 9030S?
Cores: 8
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Kirin 9030S?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Exynos 1680, Samsung Exynos 1610, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
