Huawei has confirmed that it will release the Mate 80 series and Mate X7 folding flagship on November 25. A large number of leaks have also appeared on Weibo, including the new "Mate 80 Pro Max", appearance design and possible hardware con...
Huawei has confirmed that it will release the Mate 80 series and Mate X7 folding flagship on November 25. A large number of leaks have also appeared on Weibo, including the new "Mate 80 Pro Max", appearance design and possible hardware configuration. However, among the many pieces of information, the one that is most discussed by the outside world is still the Kirin 9030 equipped with the new phone. Why its process node has become the focus of most attention.
The tipster pointed out that this time the Mate 80 series is expected to use a 2.5D direct screen, all series support 3D face recognition, up to 20GB of memory and periscope dual telephoto cameras. The newly added Mate 80 Pro Max has also become one of the highlights of the product line. It is reported that some engineering machines will use double-layer OLED, but this still needs to be further confirmed at the official launch event.
As for the core processor Kirin 9030, rumors of "equal to 3nm process" appear in the community from time to time. However, according to the current semiconductor mass production conditions in China, SMIC does not yet have the EUV equipment required for large-scale commercialization of processes below 5nm. Therefore, the possibility of Kirin 9030 using advanced processes is extremely low. A more reasonable estimate still points to SMIC's second-generation 7nm node. It has also been previously reported that the performance of the new generation processor is expected to increase by about 20%, but the specific performance still needs to be verified by subsequent actual testing.
Although the process node is still controversial, the Mate 80 series is still market competitive in design, imaging and hardware stacking. Coupled with the simultaneous debut of the Mate X7, it is expected to become Huawei's most anticipated new product launch at the end of the year. Huawei is expected to announce complete specifications and market strategy on November 25.
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