This will cause an increase in the cost of smartphones running on the new processor of the Taiwanese company.
For the Dimensity 9400, the upcoming competitor to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 from MediaTek, expected cost increase — the authoritative insider Digital Chat Station reports.
Dimensity 9400 will be built on a 3nm processor of the second generation from TSMC. According to the insider, the processing of the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) will increase by 40% compared to the previous generation, which will improve AI processing.
In addition, the new chip is expected to improve in other areas, such as improved power consumption. At the same time, the new model, like the Dimensity 9300, will be devoid of energy-efficient cores.
Since a significant part of the cost of smartphones and other devices depends on the cost of the processor, we should expect an increase in the prices of the flagships of the next generation — Dimensity 9400 will be more expensive than previous models.
It is not yet known which future devices will be equipped with the new MediaTek chip. There are rumors that the next flagship tablet from Samsung, the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, may receive Dimensity 9400 — the company chooses between offers from Qualcomm and MediaTek.