MediaTek has announced that its next flagship Dimensity mobile SoC will officially be unveiled on September 22, 2025. The Taiwanese tech giant has yet to reveal the name or any additional details about the new chip. Interestingly, this launch is scheduled just one day before rival Qualcomm announces its own top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor.
On Chinese social media platform Weibo, MediaTek confirmed the September 22 launch date for its upcoming flagship processor. Qualcomm is set to reveal its next flagship 8-series chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a day later on September 23.
While MediaTek has not provided further specifics, rumors suggest the new processor will be called the Dimensity 9500. This chip is expected to be the successor to the Dimensity 9400, which was launched last year. The Dimensity 9400 currently powers flagship smartphones such as the Oppo Find X8 Pro. However, it has still lagged slightly behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite in performance benchmarks.
According to Geekbench scores, the Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered Samsung S25 Ultra achieved a single-core score of 2,860, while the Oppo Find X8 Pro scored 2,648. In comparison, a Dimensity 9500-powered Oppo device, believed to be the Oppo Find X9 Pro, recorded a significantly higher single-core score of 3,394.
### MediaTek Confirms Successful Test of 2nm Chip Process
The Dimensity 9400 is manufactured using Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s 3nm process, and the Dimensity 9500 is also expected to utilize the same technology. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will similarly be based on the 3nm process.
However, MediaTek has confirmed that it has successfully adopted TSMC’s 2nm process technology, which could debut in a future chip. The 2nm process features a nanosheet transistor structure, promising enhanced performance and improved power efficiency. Additionally, a higher manufacturing yield is anticipated with this advanced technology.
Despite this progress, users will need to wait longer before seeing a MediaTek chip built on the 2nm process enter the market.
In parallel, Samsung is rumored to be developing its own 2nm process for the upcoming Exynos 2600 chip. This new SoC is expected to power the Samsung S26 Pro and S26 Edge smartphones slated for release next year.
Stay tuned for more updates as both MediaTek and Qualcomm gear up for their flagship launches later this month.
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