Huawei launched Mate XT Ultimatethe first trifold smartphone, but one key detail remains a mystery: the chipset. While the company hasn’t officially commented on the SoC powering its devices, a hands-on demo at the launch event in China revealed that the trifold is equipped with the Kirin 9010.
The chipset features an 8-core CPU consisting of 1 x 2.3GHz Taishan Big core, 3 x 2.18GHz Taishan Mid cores, and 4 x 1.55GHz Cortex-A510 cores, paired with a Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU.
The 8-core, 12-thread Kirin 9010 chipset
Manufactured by SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), China's largest chipmaker, the Kirin 9010 is also used in the Pure 70 Ultra camera phone. It's built on a 7nm process, locally called N+2, the same as the Kirin 9000 found in Huawei's smartphones. Companion 60 series.
In terms of performance, the Kirin 9010 is comparable to MediaTek's Dimensity 8200, impressive, considering the restrictions Chinese companies have faced. However, with the Mate XT Ultimate priced at around $3,000 and delivering similar performance to the Dimensity 8200, A $300 phoneSome users may feel disappointed.