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MediaTek has unveiled two flagship smartphone chips, including the Dimensity 9600 Pro, built on TSMC's 2nm process and designed to run more generative-AI work directly on the phone.
Why it mattersReuters reports that MediaTek claims the chip's neural-processing unit improves prompt handling by 51% over its predecessor, though that figure has not been independently tested. The first phones are due soon, making this a meaningful step in the race to put more AI processing in your pocket.
Discuss: Will faster on-device AI meaningfully change flagship phones, or mainly give manufacturers another reason to raise prices?
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Watch Desk Update What changedUpdate: Reuters provides the sharper hardware details behind MediaTek’s on-device AI push. The company unveiled the Dimensity 9600 Pro, its first smartphone SoC built on TSMC’s 2nm process, alongside the 3nm Dimensity 9600M. Reuters describes both as part of MediaTek’s effort to boost AI performance while competing with Qualcomm. The practical significance is the manufacturing step: more capable phone AI is arriving alongside smaller process technology, although the reported performance gains still need independent testing.
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- Reuters: MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9600 Pro, its first smartphone SoC made using TSMC's 2nm process.
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Watch Desk Update What changedMediaTek's 2nm phone-chip push now comes with sharper numbers. Engadget reports that the Dimensity 9600 Pro is claimed to cut multi-core power consumption by 61%, while lifting single-core speed by 17% and multi-core performance by 15% over its predecessor. The chip also combines a dual-NPU design with an Agentic AI Engine for on-device AI. Phones from Oppo, Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola and Realme are expected to use it. These are manufacturer claims awaiting independent testing, but the direction is clear: more AI work is moving onto the handset, while the battery remains invited to the meeting.
Sources and evidence
- Engadget: Engadget reports that MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro is its first smartphone processor built on TSMC's 2nm N2P process.
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