Leaker says Dimensity 9400+ AP is coming to power 2025 flagship phones

The Dimensity 9300 had a similar configuration and the lack of efficiency cores didn’t hurt the performance of the application processor when it powered the vivo X100 series last year. The BBK unit was so impressed that it is using the Dimensity 9400 to power the vivo X200 line.

The Dimensity 9400+ might have been designed to slightly cut into the clock speed lead that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite currently enjoys. Qualcomm’s chip is the fastest mobile chipset ever made. For example, the Dimensity 9400 AP has a peak clock speed of 3.63 GHz compared to 4.32 GHz for the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The Dimensity 9400+ could hit 3.70 GHz but the Snapdragon 8 Elite will remain the fastest AP available for smartphones.

Leaker Digital Chat Station says that Oppo’s 2025 Find X8 line will be powered by the Dimensity 9400+. | Image credit-Wccftech

Like the Dimensity 9400, the Snapdragon 8 Elite also does away with efficiency cores. Qualcomm’s new flagship chipset is made up of two Prime CPU cores with the aforementioned clock speed of 4.32 GHz and six Performance CPU cores with a clock speed of 3.53 GHz.

According to Digital Chat Station, the Dimensity 9400+ will be powering Oppo’s Find X8 flagship series. The line will include three models with a 6.3-inch, 6.6-inch, and a 6.8-inch display. The new flagship will be released during the first half of next year. MediaTek is the largest smartphone AP and SoC designer in the world followed by Qualcomm. Other big names in the industry include Samsung and Apple.

MediaTek has not been able to gain much traction in the U.S. despite the powerful Dimensity 9300 and Dimensity 9400 SoCs. Part of the reason is that MediaTek is seen as a budget chipmaker and does not have the name recognition in the U.S. as Qualcomm and its Snapdragon line.