The Redmi Note 9 is getting more interesting as more details keep popping up. One info practically everyone is curious about is the processor powering the phone.
In our What To Expect post, we speculated that the phone may come with the Snapdragon 720G processor. However, a Geekbench listing, believed to be of the phone, revealed it has a MediaTek processor (MT6769V/CZ). The chipset was originally reported to be the Helio G70 but a new leak says it is an entirely brand new chipset called the Helio P75.
The info is from Xiaomishka (@xiaomishka), an account known for posting Xiaomi and Redmi-related information including leaks.
So, #RedmiNote9 it's the world’s first smartphone with new MediaTek Helio P75 SoC 😀
Guys I know what you think, I'm also unhappy ☹️— Xiaomishka (@xiaomishka) March 11, 2020
This might be the first time we all have heard about the Helio P75 but yesterday was not the first time it surfaced on Geekbench. Apparently, the processor was seen on Geekbench as far back as September last year.
The test device ran Android 10, had 2GB of RAM and scored 1649 and 5646 points in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively. When compared to the benchmark result of the Redmi Note 8T which is powered by the Snapdragon 665, the Helio P75 has higher single-core and multi-core scores. So this is definitely a more powerful chipset than the one in its predecessor.
You might be wondering that why is it not the Helio G70 since the benchmark result above even says “g70”. Actually, both chipsets seem to be closely related. The Helio G70-powered Realme C3’s Geekbench result shows the processor’s name as MT6769V/CB and the base frequency as 1.70GHz. However, for the Redmi Note 9, the processor’s name according to Geekbench is MT6769V/CZ and the base frequency is 1.80GHz.
The relationship between the two chipsets will probably be like that of the Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 626 where one chipset has a higher clockspeed than the other.
The Redmi Note 9 launches tomorrow in India and will be the first phone in the world with the new processor on board. It is expected to arrive alongside a Redmi Note 9 Pro and a third model called the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max.
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