The Major Shift in Mobile Chips by 2025: How Should Ordinary Users Choose with Flagship Chips Dropping to the 2000 Yuan Range?

The Major Shift in Mobile Chips by 2025: How Should Ordinary Users Choose with Flagship Chips Dropping to the 2000 Yuan Range?

As an ordinary person, how should you choose among so many new phones and chips? No need to get tangled up in parameters; today, we will clarify this from three perspectives: market changes, actual experiences, and purchasing suggestions, based on the newly released Android devices. The Market Has Changed: MediaTek Dominates Mid-Range, Qualcomm Pushes High-End, … Read more

Market Update: MediaTek Tops Q1 Smartphone SoC Shipment Data

Market Update: MediaTek Tops Q1 Smartphone SoC Shipment Data

According to the data released by the research firm CINNO Research regarding the shipment volume of smartphone SoCs in mainland China for the first quarter of 2022, the total shipment volume was approximately 74.39 million units, a decrease of 14.4% compared to the same period last year. While Qualcomm is often perceived as the market … Read more

MediaTek’s First 2nm Flagship SoC Completes Tape Out, Expected to Enter Mass Production by End of 2026

MediaTek's First 2nm Flagship SoC Completes Tape Out, Expected to Enter Mass Production by End of 2026

On September 16, MediaTek announced that its first flagship SoC based on TSMC’s 2nm process technology has successfully completed the design tape out, and is expected to enter mass production and be launched by the end of 2026, making it one of the first companies to adopt this advanced process. Although the official product name … Read more

ARM Releases C1 CPU Core and G1 GPU Core: Which Chipmaker Will Follow Next?

ARM Releases C1 CPU Core and G1 GPU Core: Which Chipmaker Will Follow Next?

While the world was focused on Apple’s launch event early yesterday morning, ARM quietly introduced its next-generation C1 and G1 architectures. These two architectures are based on the Armv9.3 design and are ARM’s offerings for the next generation of mobile devices, featuring a CPU and GPU. Speaking of which… MediaTek’s new Dimensity flagship is about … Read more

Mobile SoCs Enter the Era of ‘100 TOPS’! A Look Ahead at Apple’s, Qualcomm’s, and MediaTek’s New Chips: Who Will Be the Best Choice?

Mobile SoCs Enter the Era of '100 TOPS'! A Look Ahead at Apple's, Qualcomm's, and MediaTek's New Chips: Who Will Be the Best Choice?

According to reports from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Zhang Ying), recently, a blogger revealed on Weibo that four new smartphones will be released in China in September, including the Huawei Mate XTs, iPhone 17 series, Xiaomi 16 series, and vivo X300 series. With the support of powerful new SoC chips, users of AI smartphones have more … Read more

MediaTek’s New Chip Surpasses Qualcomm and Huawei?

MediaTek's New Chip Surpasses Qualcomm and Huawei?

There are many smartphone brands we commonly see: Huawei, Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, so many that you might not be able to count them all with your fingers and toes.However, when it comes to the number of mainstream brands for mobile system chips, I can count them on one hand — Qualcomm, Huawei HiSilicon, … Read more

6.57-Inch LCD Screen from Tianma! How Does the iQOO Z1’s Display Perform?

6.57-Inch LCD Screen from Tianma! How Does the iQOO Z1's Display Perform?

The iQOO Z1 is a device focused on gaming entertainment and cost-effectiveness. Although it seems somewhat odd for a “gaming phone” to be equipped with a MediaTek processor, the customized Dimensity 1000 Plus from vivo is indeed one of the most competitive mid-range mobile processors currently available, with theoretical performance significantly surpassing that of Qualcomm’s … Read more