The Dimensity 9400 will go head-to-head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, with performance, power efficiency and AI all top of MediaTek’s agenda
If you’ve bought a phone recently, you might not have thought too much about the chipset. But it’s fundamental to the way the device works.
Officially known as an SoC (system on a chip), they combine CPU (central processing unit), GPU (graphics processing unit) and RAM (random access memory) onto a single piece of silicon.
Most modern chipsets also include NPUs (neural processing units), which are specifically designed for machine learning – essentially, AI features and other related tasks.
And while Samsung’s Exynos and Google’s Tensor can be found in some Android phones, there are two big rivals in the mobile chipset space: Qualcomm and MediaTek.
Ahead of the former’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 launching later this month, MediaTek has got in there first, and the new Dimensity 9400 looks like an absolute beast. Here’s everything you need to know about MediaTek’s latest and greatest. When will the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 be released?
MediaTek officially announced the Dimensity 9400 on 9 October 2024. While the launch took place in its native Taiwan, the chipset will be available globally.
Since returning to the flagship chipset space in 2021, MediaTek has maintained a very consistent release schedule:
Dimensity 9000 – Q4 2021
Dimensity 9200 – Q4 2022
Dimensity 9300 – Q4 2023
As for when you’ll be able to get your hands on a Dimensity 9400 device, it doesn’t look like you’ll be waiting long. Oppo has confirmed at least one of its Find X8 phones will use the chip, with the regular model rumoured (via Smartprix) to launch later this month.
For now, MediaTek simply says that the first Dimensity 9400 smartphones will be available “starting in Q4 of 2024”. Then, plenty more Android phones and potentially tablets will probably use the Dimensity 9400 throughout 2025 and even beyond.Which phones will use the MediaTek Dimensity 9400?
Alongside the announcement, Oppo has confirmed that it will have the honour of releasing the first Dimensity 9400-powered.
