Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week

Sep 16, 2025 - 09:15
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 up close resized
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TL;DR
  • MediaTek has announced that its next Dimensity flagship processor will be launched next week.
  • This chip is expected to be the Dimensity 9500 processor.
  • The processor is said to pack a powerful CPU, Mali G1-Ultra graphics, and an NPU with 100 TOPS of performance.

Qualcomm will announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 next week, and it’s expected to power a host of flagship Android phones. Now, arch-rival MediaTek has revealed that its own high-end processor is also coming next week.

MediaTek announced on Weibo that it will launch its next-generation flagship Dimensity processor on September 22 at 2:00 PM GMT+8 (2:00 AM ET). The company didn’t reveal any more hints about what to expect, but it’s practically a given that this is the Dimensity 9500.

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