MediaTek has quietly announced the Dimensity 8550. The 4nm mobile processor isn’t much different from the Dimensity 8500 in terms of raw specs, but it now supports Google’s new Gemini Nano V3 AI.

But before you get too excited, having this chip in your phone doesn’t automatically mean you’ll get Gemini Nano V3 features. There’s more to it.

MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Specifications

The Dimensity 8550 packs MediaTek’s NPU 880 with a new LLM Booster, which enables on-device AI processing without needing an internet connection. The chip also officially supports Gemini Nano V3, but that alone doesn’t guarantee Gemini Intelligence on any phone using it.

As we recently covered in our article about how much RAM your phone actually needs in 2026, Gemini Intelligence demands at least 12GB of RAM — 50% more than Apple Intelligence’s 8GB minimum — along with Gemini Nano V3 support and a flagship-grade chipset. So, a phone running the Dimensity 8550 with 8GB of RAM won’t make the cut, even with the new chip inside.

Beyond the AI story, the rest of the 8550 is identical to the 8500. It’s built on TSMC’s 4nm process and uses eight Cortex-A725 big cores. The lead core runs at 3.4GHz, three more run at 3.2GHz, and four run at 2.2GHz. The Mali-G720 MC8 GPU handles graphics and can drive 1440p displays at up to 144Hz. For video, you get 4K recording at 60fps and AV1 playback support. Camera support goes up to 320MP.

Connectivity support includes 5G with dual SIM dual active, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, LPDDR5X RAM at 9,600Mbps, and UFS 4.0 storage.

Interestingly, the first few phones with the Dimensity 8550 are already on the market. Honor recently launched the Honor 600 Pro, while Oppo announced the Reno 16, both of which use the same chip.

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