Huawei has recently unveiled its most advanced chipset to date, the Kirin 950. Tech site Endgadget reports that the new chipset will be likely installed in the upcoming Huwaei Mate 8 smartphone, which is scheduled for launch on Nov. 28.
The Kirin 950 chipset will be one of the first to use the TSMC's 16nm FinFET Plus together with the Apple A9 chip to bolster its efficiency. The new Huawei chipset boasts an octa-core processor like its predecessor, but it also sports 4 x Cortex-A72 and 4 x Cortex-A53 and ARM's flagship Mali-T880 GPU. This means significantly better performance and enhanced gaming experience for Huawei Mate 8 users.
Other features of the new chipset are the Cat 6 LTE modem and VoLTE, which Huwaei claims dramatically improves voice quality. It also comes with an i5 co-processor, which helps in improving the functions of the sensor hub, barometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and acceleration.
Android Central describes the chipset as a step forward in providing end users with a "better" smartphone experience. Android Central columnist Phil Nickinson wrote that the 40 percent increase in performance will save users significant battery hours by as much as 60 percent.
"That ultimately adds up to an additional 10 hours of 'normal' use on a device with a 3500 mAh battery."
More than half of China's 4G+ smartphones are using a Kirin chipset. This means that the new Kirin 950 chipset on Huawei's upcoming Mate 8 smartphone is a huge boost to Huawei's status as an emerging smartphone brand on the global stage. It is already the second Android smartphone manufacturer in Europe, as Kantar revealed.
The company's partnership with Google for the Nexus 6P is also an indication of Huawei's intent to fully penetrate and gain solid traction in the North American market. This, as Jamie Condliffe of Gizmodo puts it, will rattle the competition.
