MediaTek, a Taiwan-based chipset maker, announced the flagship Dimensity 9000 SoC last week, putting it one step ahead of Qualcomm, which is set to launch the new Snapdragon SoC next week. The Dimensity 9000 will compete with the Snapdragon 898, also known as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Phones with Dimensity 9000 were expected to be released in Q1 of 2022 by a variety of brands, including Xiaomi, Redmi, and Realme.
According to a new MyDrivers report, a phone with a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9000 processor will be released in February of next year. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, on the other hand, will be unveiled on November 30. The first phone powered by the new Snapdragon SoC is expected to hit the market in December. The Xiaomi 12 is set to be unveiled in China on December 12, and it is expected to include the new Snapdragon SoC.
Furthermore, a recent report suggests that the upcoming Redmi K50 Gaming series will be powered by the Dimensity 9000 SoC. A 144Hz OLED display, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor are also expected.
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Features
The Dimensity 9000 is the world's first 4nm smartphone processor. The SoC is built on the new ARM v9 architecture and features a 1+3+4 cluster. It features a prime X2 core clocked at 3.05GHz as well as three Cortex-A710 performance cores clocked at 2.85GHz. The efficiency cores are clocked at 1.8GHz. A 10-core Mali-710 GPU is in charge of graphics and gaming performance.
The chipset supports a refresh rate of up to 180Hz with a Full HD+ resolution and up to 320MP sensor. It can record 4K HDR video from three camera sensors at the same time. The ISP also supports video recording at 8K30fps and 4K120fps. Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6E 22 are the available connectivity options. Finally, it is the world's first SoC with a 7Gbps peak download speed on a sub 6GHz 5G network with 3CC Carrier Aggregation (300MHz).