Huawei recently unveiled its Mate 80 series along with the Mate X7 foldable, featuring the new Kirin 9030 series chipsets in four of the five devices. These chipsets come in two variants: the standard Kirin 9030, found in some Mate 80 Pro models, and the Kirin 9030 Pro, which is reserved for the Mate 80 Pro (16/512GB), Mate 80 Pro Max, Mate 80 RS Ultimate, and the Mate X7.
Although Huawei has not released full specifications for these new chipsets, Weibo users have shared screenshots from the Mate 80 models that outline key hardware distinctions between the two versions. The Kirin 9030 Pro boasts a 9-core CPU with 14 threads, featuring prime cores clocked at 2.75GHz, performance cores at 2.27GHz, and efficiency cores running at 1.72GHz. In contrast, the Kirin 9030 comes with an 8-core CPU supporting 12 threads but maintains the same clock speeds. Both chipsets utilize ARMv8 CPU cores and the Maleoon 935 GPU, with the primary difference being one less performance core on the Kirin 9030.
Rumors suggest that the Kirin 9030 series chips are manufactured using SMIC's N+3 (6nm) process, the same technology used for the Kirin 9100 found in the Mate 70 series. Huawei’s previous strategy with chip variants is reflected here, similar to the Kirin 9000E and 9000 released for the 2020 Mate 40 series, where the main difference was the number of GPU cores.
As we await more official details from Huawei, these insights already highlight the distinct configurations and target devices for the Kirin 9030 and 9030 Pro, underscoring Huawei’s continued innovation in mobile hardware.
