As the last quarter of 2024 approaches the shores, we expect chipmakers to make their big announcements for their next-generation flagship chipsets. With the launch of such chipsets, we will see a race among smartphone manufacturers to see who will be the first to launch their new flagships. According to a new report by Digital Chat Station, we are likely to see MediaTek take the lead with its new Dimensity 9400 chipset. Vivo and Oppo will then launch their new Vivo X200 and Oppo Find X8 series featuring the new chipset. They will be launched before the Xiaomi 15 series that will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.
Qualcomm usually launches its flagship SoC first, with MediaTek following suit about a month later. But if the leak is true, MediaTek will take the upper hand this year with new phones featuring the chipset.
Vivo X200 and Oppo Find X8 series to launch in October with Dimensity 9400
According to the tipster, the Vivo X200 series and the Oppo Find X8 series will be launched in October. There are not many details about the Oppo Find X8 series. On the other hand, the Vivo X200 series has been leaked a lot in the past weeks. The launch could feature three models: Vivo X200 Mini (tentative name), Vivo X200, and X200 Pro. Moreover, we could see a Lite and Ultra variant launch later on. The first three devices will feature the Dimensity 9400.
Considering the leak, we could see MediaTek launch its new flagship SoC as early as October. After all, Qualcomm will be unveiling its Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 later on October 21. The Dimensity 9400 will be impressive with ARM’s latest cores, including the new Cortex X925 performance cores. On the other hand, Qualcomm is moving away from its long-time ARM cores this year. It will be switching to in-house Oryon CPU cores, and we’re curious to see the results.
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Dimensity 9400 First Details
A report from earlier this week suggests that the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 packs a 30% boost in single-core performance over its predecessor. On paper, the Dimensity 9300 scored around 2,207 points in Geekbench’s single-core tests, while the Dimensity 9400 can score around 2,870 points, which is impressive. Interestingly, leaked benchmarks for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 suggest a similar single-core performance of 2,884 points. We’ll see some close competition in the flagship series.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is also said to be quite efficient. Last year, we saw MediaTek take a risky path by launching a chipset with only performance cores. However, this has turned out to be quite positive as the company has found the balance between performance and efficiency. This year, we expect the company to continue this strategy and bring improvements in power consumption. For example, the Dimensity 9400 is said to consume 30% less power than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in similar tasks. In addition to this, the Dimensity 9400 will be the first chip to use Samsung’s lightning-fast 10.7Gbps LPDDR5x memory. The fastest in the industry.
MediaTek Will Gain Advantage Over Qualcomm
With the launch of the Vivo X200 and Oppo Find X8 series with the Dimensity 9400 SoC, we will see MediaTek in the limelight before Qualcomm. If the processor lives up to its efficiency and performance claims, we could see more smartphone brands jumping on the MediaTek bandwagon. The Dimensity 9000 series chips have certainly proven their worth over the years. However, the Snapdragon 8 series is still preferred by OEMs and consumers in general. We wonder if there will be any changes in this landscape in the next generation. Especially with Qualcomm taking an alternative path with its Oryon chips.
Vivo and Oppo will likely be followed by Xiaomi with the Xiaomi 15 series. On the other hand, these devices are expected to use Qualcomm's flagship SoC.