Huawei Tablet Review: Performance and Battery Life The Engine Room: Kirin vs. Snapdragon – A Performance Deep Dive At the heart of every Huawei tablet lies its System-on-a-Chip (SoC), the definitive component dictating its capabilities. Historically, Huawei’s in-house Kirin processors, developed by HiSilicon, were the stars of the show, competing directly with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon series.