HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 2.75 GHz 3x 1.72 GHz |
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1000 million | |
| TDP | 5 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | HUAWEI Da Vinci | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 16 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 667 MHz | |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 935 | Adreno 308 |
| GPU Architecture | Huawei Maleoon | Qualcomm Adreno 300 |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 598 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 1 |
| Shaders | 1536 | 24 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x800 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.08 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 4 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | MSM8917 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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