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Review

HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
HiSilicon Kirin 8000A
CPU Performance
51
30
Gaming Performance
26
10
Battery life
84
81
QuickComparison Score
100
100
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between HiSilicon Kirin 9030S and HiSilicon Kirin 8000A

Reasons to consider the HiSilicon Kirin 9030S

  • + 5 nanometers process node
  • + 8 CPU cores
  • + 1x 3 GHz – Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.27 GHz – Taishan ... cores
  • + Maleoon 935F graphics
  • + Da Vinci NPU

Reasons to consider the HiSilicon Kirin 8000A

  • + 7 nanometers process node
  • + 8 CPU cores
  • + 3x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55 cores
  • + Yes NPU
  • + LPDDR5 memory

Pros & Cons

HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Modern LPDDR5 memory support
  • Limited gaming performance

"A upper-mid-range HiSilicon Kirin 9030S mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (51/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

HiSilicon Kirin 8000A
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Modern LPDDR5 memory support
  • Limited CPU performance for demanding apps
  • Limited gaming performance

"A upper-mid-range HiSilicon Kirin 8000A mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (30/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

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Specifications

AnTuTu 11
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Apple A19 1607132 682743
CPU 594902 242876
GPU 300663 105675
Memory 371483 131001
UX 340084 203191
Total score 1607132 682743
GeekBench 6
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Single-Core Score 1410 904
Multi-Core Score 4102 2420
Asset compression 110.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 55.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 79.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 48 images/sec
HDR 75.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.36 images/sec
Photo processing 21.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.01 Mpixels/sec
Samples
Compute Score (GPU) 4269 2265
Face detection 1.87 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.15 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 362.4 FPS
API Vulkan
3DMark
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score
Stability
Graphics test
3DMark Solar Bay
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
CPU
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.27 GHz – Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.72 GHz – Taishan v124 Little 3x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache
L2 cache 1 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Graphics
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
GPU name Maleoon 935F
Architecture Maleoon
GPU frequency 933 MHz 864 MHz
Pipelines 3
Shading units 256
Total shaders 768
FLOPS 1433.1 Gigaflops 442.3 Gigaflops
AI Accelarator
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes
Memory
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max camera resolution
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Connectivity
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Modem Balong 6000 Balong
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 8000A ↗
Announced April 2026 March 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
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