The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC is slated to ship in the first half of 2022 and will be found in forthcoming Redmi and OPPO devices, as we reported earlier this week. Now, a fresh rumour claims to have discovered a more definite launch date for the SoC, as well as the first smartphone to have the Dimensity 9000 processor.
According to a rumour from ITHome, MediaTek will release their flagship Dimensity 9000 SoC sometime in February or March. The new SoC is expected to make its debut in OPPO future flagship handset.
Previous reports claimed that OPPO is working on its next flagship, nicknamed the Find X4 Pro; however, due to the number 4 being considered unlucky in China, the future flagship may be dubbed the OPPO Find X5 Pro.
OPPO Find X5 Pro Specifications (rumored)
According to rumours, the upcoming OPPO Find X5 Pro will have a 6.7-inch AMOLED LTPO 2.0 display with a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3216 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz.
The device rear camera setup includes a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 primary camera with OIS support. It has a 50-megapixel ultra wide lens and a 13-megapixel tertiary camera. The X5 Pro display punch hole will house a 32-megapixel Sony IMX709 camera for selfies.
It will include a 5,000mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging and 50W wireless charging. The device will most likely run the most recent version of Android 12, with ColorOS 12 on top. It will have a Goodix G7 in-screen fingerprint scanner for security.
According to previous reports, the device will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and OPPO MariSilicon X chip. According to the latest leaks, the OPPO X5 Pro may forego the SD 8 Gen 1 in favour of the upcoming Dimensity 9000 chipset.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC is built on TSMC 4nm process and Armv9 architecture, and it features a high-performance Cortex-X2 super core. The SoC also includes three 2.85GHz Arm Cortex-A710 cores and four energy-efficient Arm Cortex-A510 cores. The Dimensity 9000 also supports LPDDR5X memory.