New Huawei SoC to be as fast as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Huawei is allegedly working on a new SoC that will be as fast as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. That may seem bad to many of you, as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 arrived in May 2022. It is good news for Huawei, though, hear me out.

Next-gen Huawei SoC to be as fast as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

The Kirin 9000S is the company’s most powerful SoC at the moment. That chip arrived last year, and it’s fueling the Huawei Mate 60 series, amongst others. That chip is the equivalent to the Snapdragon 888 in terms of power.

Huawei had to deal with a lot of problems due to the US sanctions. It ditched Kirin chips for years until it made a comeback last year. That chip was made in collaboration with SMIC, and Huawei had limited resources to work with, because of the sanctions.

The Kirin 9000S performed really well in the Mate 60 series and the Mate X5, despite the fact it’s inferior to modern flagship processors. This upcoming model will certainly be an improvement, and Huawei customers will appreciate it.

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 still offers great performance

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 still performs great, so… there’s no huge reason to worry, even though you won’t be getting the latest and greatest. This does give Huawei the chance to put 5G connectivity in their phones and avoid US sanctions, in a way.

That processor will first be used in the Huawei Mate 70 series, based on a new rumor. The upcoming Huawei P70 phones almost certainly will not get that chip, as it’s still too early for that.

The Huawei P70 series is tipped to utilize the Kirin 9010 processor, which could be a reworked version of the Kirin 9000S. In other words, that will also be a 7nm processor. The upcoming chip will be a completely different story, as a 5nm process is rumored.