Overview
- Dimensity 9500s uses TSMC 3nm with an all‑big‑core CPU (1x Cortex‑X925 up to 3.73GHz, 3x Cortex‑X4, 4x Cortex‑A720) plus an Immortalis‑G925 GPU and a flagship NPU tuned for generative and multimodal AI.
- MediaTek lists LPDDR5X up to 9,600MT/s, UFS 4.0, a 5G Release‑17 modem up to 7Gbps, Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, 8K Dolby Vision video recording up to 60fps, and gaming tools MAGT 3.0/MRFC 3.0 with claims of up to 165fps in supported titles.
- Dimensity 8500 targets the premium midrange on 4nm with eight Cortex‑A725 cores up to 3.4GHz, Mali‑G720 GPU, LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 support, Wi‑Fi 6E, and an NPU 880 for on‑device LLMs and image generation.
- Coverage frames 9500s as a step‑down variant meant to deliver near‑flagship performance for lower‑cost devices, with several outlets noting similarities to prior MediaTek designs as it competes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5.
- MediaTek did not confirm OEM partners or launch dates; one report names a Redmi/POCO first device, which remains unconfirmed by the company.