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Oppo Reno 8 series to feature MariSilicon X NPU for improved camera performance

Sean — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:30:02 +0000

Oppo is gearing up to launch its highly anticipated Reno 8 series of smartphone in India soon. But prior to its release, the company revealed an interesting addition to the upcoming smartphones, which is its new MariSilicon X NPU.

For those unaware, the Chinese smartphone maker had announced this chip back in December 2021 for its flagship Find X series. Now, this same NPU will be making its way to the Reno 8 series as well. While there were rumors that had revealed this information before, the brand has officially shared the news along with some improvements in its MariSilicon X platform. As per official notes, the 6nm MariSilicon X NPU will help bring end to end imaging solution on the Reno 8 series.

Thanks to proprietary algorithms, the company has developed a new way to better render Indian skin tones accurately and even create Bokeh Flare Portrait videos as well. Oppo’s AI can even distinguish between skin blemishes and beauty spots, while smartly applying different level of beautification and skin smoothening based on the age and sex of the subject. Its optimizations for the Indian market will also help improve HDR performance across wide exposure shots without user intervention.

Talking about the NPU itself, the company took 3 years to develop the chipset and it consisted of over 400 patent applications. It packs 3.6 billion transistors and can perform up to 18 trillion operations per second (18 TOPS). It is built on the 6nm process and is also capable of real time lossless AI processing in the Bayer RAW domain with images taken from the 50 megapixel IMX766 primary camera.

Oppo Reno 8 Pro comes with these 3 notable upgrades

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:07:25 +0000

The Oppo Reno 8 Pro recently went official in China alongside the Oppo Reno 8 and the Oppo Reno 8 Pro Plus. Apart from a new design, the smartphone also comes with a few upgrades. Let’s take a look at these improvements in this article.

The Oppo Reno 8 Pro is here six months after the announcement of the Oppo Reno 7 Pro. Within this short period, the company has managed to introduce some upgrades that are worth noting.

The first major difference between the two phones is their design, But we are not going to discuss that here. Instead, let’s talk about the features that set them apart.

Oppo Reno 8 Pro: 3 Notable Upgrades

Larger and Brighter Display

The Oppo Reno 8 Pro flaunts a 6.62-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and up to a 120Hz refresh rate. This panel supports up to a 360Hz touch sampling rate and 1300 nits peak brightness.

Whereas, the Oppo Reno 7 Pro has a smaller 6.55-inch AMOLED display with the same resolution. Further, the screen on this phone only supports up to a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, and 920 nits peak brightness.

Brand New Chipset

The Oppo Reno 8 Pro is the world’s first smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC. This chipset is accompanied by the company’s in-house MariSilicon X ISP chip for image processing.

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 includes an octa-core CPU comprising of new Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 cores. For the unaware, these ARM cores are the successors of Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 present in the Mediatek Dimensity 1200 SoC that powers the Oppo Reno 7 Pro.

Faster Charging

The 65W charging on the Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G is fast enough for most people. On the Oppo Reno 8 Pro, the charging is even faster at 80W.

Anyway, the overall charging time from 1%-100% is still 31 minutes. It’s that the new model can reach 1%-45% in just 10 minutes.

Which one of these three improvements do you prefer the most? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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Oppo Reno8 series to arrive with the company’s in-house MariSiliconX NPU imaging chip

Anurag — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:40:24 +0000

Oppo Reno8 series is confirmed to go official in China on May 23. Just days before the official debut, the company revealed that the upcoming series will arrive with not one but two chips. Oppo announced that the Oppo Reno8 series will be equipped with the company’s home-brewed MarisiliconX NPU imaging chip.

The company took to Weibo to reveal that the new Reno8 series will be equipped with its self-developed Mariana MariSiliconX Chip. This chip will certainly take the camera capabilities of the smartphone to the next level. The chip can optimize pictures, improve system computing power, and enhance lowlight photos. In addition, it will also offer real-time AI computing to improve energy efficiency.

The new MariSiliconX is manufactured using TSMC’s 6nm process and seeks to improve the imaging capability of upcoming Oppo smartphones. It is said to offer industry-leading ultra HDR capabilities while also enabling lossless real-time RAW captures and maximizing the RGBW sensor’s performance. It can offer an extreme dynamic range via 20bit HDR.

It also reported that the new reno series is going to land with improved night mode. The phones come equipped with a 32-megapixel super-sensitive cat-eye lens on the front which can greatly increase the amount of light entering. Moreover, the camera unit comes integrated with Oppo’s in-house RGBW image sensor.

OPPO Reno8

The MariSiliconX chip debuted with Oppo Find X5 Pro earlier this year. The smartphone offered terrific camera quality. To understand better you can refer to our detailed review of the Oppo Find X5 Pro.

Apart from improved camera specs, the Oppo Reno8 series will also offer good performance in terms of battery life. the phones support up to 80W super-fast charging and also feature a battery health engine.

OPPO Find X5 Pro launch invite comes with the MariSilicon X NPU

Sean — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:19:27 +0000

Earlier today (17th February 2022), OPPO officially announced the launch date for the Find X5 series of flagship smartphones. But prior to its February 24 launch event, the company sent out invitations for the conference. We got an invite as well, which arrived along with a MariSilicon X NPU chipset.

For those unaware, the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro are the Chinese smartphone maker’s highly anticipated premium grade handsets. These models are expected to feature top notch specifications, with one of the highlighting aspects being the brand’s self developed NPU chipset called the MariSilicon X. This chip is dedicated for the smartphone’s camera ISP and is built to offer an improved photography experience.

In the invite that we received, we got a sample MariSilicon X NPU chip. Unfortunately, no other details were revealed, but we do have previous reports to go on for now. The Find X5 Pro is believed to sport a 6.67 inch AMOLED LTPO Quad HD+ display that offers a screen refresh rate of 120Hz and comes with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for protection. Under the hood, the device is expected to pack the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, paired with up to 12GB o fLPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage.

The Find X5 series will debut on the 24th of February 2022, so stick around for more as we will be covering any leaks or reports that surface prior to its launch. We will also be covering the launch event as well, so stay tuned.

Oppo to launch Find X5 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 variant with its MariSilicon X NPU: Tipster

Sean — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:13:48 +0000

As we arrive at a new year, various smartphone makers are gearing up to launch their latest flagship grade handsets. Now, a new report has revealed some interesting information regarding the upcoming Oppo Find X5 series.

The news comes from @数码闲聊站 on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. The tipster claimed that the company’s Find X5 series will feature launch in two variants, namely the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset. Furthermore, the Snapdragon variant will also arrive with the Chinese smartphone brand’s new self developed MariSilicon X NPU chipset. Although, it is currently unknown if the MediaTek version of the Find X5 series will also feature their in house NPU.

For those unaware, the MariSilicon X NPU is the brand’s first self developed imaging based chipset. The new chip is manufactured using the 6nm process from TSMC and seeks to improve imaging performance of upcoming Oppo smartphones. Notably, the company had previously announced that its Find X series of flagship phones will feature the new NPU, so the new leak is in line with the company’s actual plans.

Find X5 / X5 Pro renders by OnLeaks and Prepp.in

However, it is still unclear if the brand will be launching the Find X5 series in two different processor variants. Additionally, if the Dimensity 9000 skips the MariSilicon X NPU, then there will also be a difference in imaging performance between the Qualcomm and MediaTek versions. Keep in mind that this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt for now and stay tuned for more updates.

OPPO unveils its first self developed MariSilicon X NPU imaging chip

Sean — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:31:37 +0000

Earlier today (14th December 2021), the OPPO INNO Day 2021 event had officially kicked off. During this conference, the company unveiled a number of new technologies, which included its first self develop NPU chipset, the MariSilicon X.

The Chinese smartphone maker’s Founder and CEO, Chen Mingyong, showcased the new first self developed chipset. As per the official announcement, the new MariSilicon X NPU is an imaging based chipset that was independently designed and developed by the company. The senior executive stated that the chipset was named after the Mariana Trench, which is the deepest part of the world. This particular name was set to signify the great depth of the company’s “imagination” and innovation.

During the announcement, the Founder also added that tech giants need to develop core technologies to be prepared for any challenged that they might face in the future. In other words, this chip is also its step towards more self sufficiency. The new MariSilicon X is manufactured using the 6nm process from TSMC and seeks to improve imaging performance of upcoming Oppo smartphones. The company further added that the new chipset will be available in handsets starting from next year.

The new chipset will offer real time AI computing to improve energy efficiency while also offering “industry leading” ultra HDR capabilities. This chipset would also enable lossless real time RAW captures and maximize the RGBW sensor’s performance as well as offer extreme dynamic range via 20bit HDR. Notably, OPPO also officially announced that this new chipset will be featured in 2022 Find X series flagship phones, which would mark the arrival of the dual chip technology.