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TL;DR
- A leaker has revealed apparent MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro specs.
- The new chipset could use two big “Canyon” cores clocked at almost 5GHz, while retaining the Dimensity 9500’s medium cores.
- Other notable specs include a so-called Magni GPU and TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing process.
We’ve already heard plenty of rumors about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset family, which is expected to power a host of top Android phones. However, we’ve also heard murmurings about the MediaTek Dimensity 9600, and a trusted source has now revealed more apparent details.
Leaker Digital Chat Station wrote on Weibo that the “Dimensity 9600 (Pro)” has an octa-core CPU with a peak speed of close to 5GHz. For reference, the current-generation Dimensity 9500 has a peak speed of 4.21GHz. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy tops out at 4.74GHz.
