Reliable tech tipster Digital Chat Station in a Weibo post revealed that the upcoming Vivo X200 and Oppo Find X8 series, powered by MediaTek’s next-generation Dimensity 9400 chip, will launch ahead of the previously expected Xiaomi 15 series featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor.
Qualcomm typically releases its flagship SoC first, with MediaTek following about a month later. If this leak holds true, MediaTek may be the first to launch its next-gen flagship SoC this year, along with the phones powered by the chip.
That said, MediaTek has yet to confirm the launch of the Dimensity 9400. Qualcomm, on the other hand, has officially announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 launch at the Snapdragon Summit 2024, starting on October 21.
The Dimensity 9400 looks to be an impressive SoC so far. It’s likely to be the only SoC featuring ARM’s latest Cortex cores, including the new X925 performance core. Meanwhile, Qualcomm is shifting away from its long-favored ARM cores this year, opting for its in-house Oryon CPU cores instead.
A report from earlier this week reveals that the Dimensity 9400 has a 30% increase in single-core performance over its predecessor.
Considering the Dimensity 9300 scores around 2207 points, we could see the Dimensity 9400 reach 2870 points in Geekbench single-core tests. Interestingly, leaked benchmarks for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 show a similar single-core performance of 2884, suggesting a close competition in raw processing power.
The Dimensity 9400 is also rumored to be highly efficient, delivering this performance while consuming 30% less power than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for similar tasks. Additionally, it will be the first chip to use Samsung’s lightning-fast 10.7 Gbps LPDDR5x memory, the fastest in the industry.
The launch of the Vivo X200 and Oppo Find X8 series with Dimensity 9400 earlier could give MediaTek a crucial first-mover advantage, especially if the processor lives up to its efficiency and performance claims.
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