Huawei
Huawei Kirin T90A
The chip inside Huawei's Wi-Fi-only MatePad 12 X, a 12-inch HarmonyOS 4.2 tablet that reached UK and European stores in October 2024. Huawei's spec page lists only "Kirin T90A, Octa-core"; a review says the chip should correspond to the Kirin 9000W/9000WL and lists a 2.5GHz peak clock and a Maleoon 910 GPU for it, figures Huawei has not confirmed.
Pros
- Named on Huawei's own MatePad 12 X spec page as the Kirin T90A, an octa-core processor
- Geekbench 6 multi-core of 3,987 in the 12GB MatePad 12 X, level with the MatePad 11.5 S (3,989) in review testing
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme of 1,233 in review testing, ahead of the MatePad 11.5 S at 994
- Bluetooth 5.2 and NearLink support listed on Huawei's spec page for the tablet
Cons
- Huawei publishes no core layout, clocks, GPU or manufacturing process, listing only "Kirin T90A, Octa-core" and noting it may vary by country
- Single-core Geekbench 6 score of 1,229 trails the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in the Honor MagicPad 2 (1,986) in review testing
- Graphics are the weak point: 1,233 in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme versus 3,301 for the Honor MagicPad 2 in review testing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Kirin T90A
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Architecture
- ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
- Max clock
- 2.5 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- HiSilicon Maleoon 910
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,229Top 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,987Top 33%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,233Bottom 39%
Devices with the Huawei Kirin T90A
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Kirin T90A good in 2026?
The Huawei Kirin T90A earns an Inno Score of 31.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The chip inside Huawei's Wi-Fi-only MatePad 12 X, a 12-inch HarmonyOS 4.2 tablet that reached UK and European stores in October 2024. Huawei's spec page lists only "Kirin T90A, Octa-core"; a review says the chip should correspond to the Kirin 9000W/9000WL and lists a 2.5GHz peak clock and a Maleoon 910 GPU for it, figures Huawei has not confirmed.
Which devices use the Huawei Kirin T90A?
One device in our catalog uses the Huawei Kirin T90A: Huawei MatePad 12 X.
What are the key specs of the Huawei Kirin T90A?
Cores: 8 · GPU: HiSilicon Maleoon 910
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Kirin T90A?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin 9010, Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
