Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate, the first tri-fold smartphone, is powered by the Kirin 9010 chipset. The 8-core CPU features 1x 2.3 GHz Big core, 3x 2.18 GHz Mid cores, and 4x 1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 cores, paired with a Mali G78 MP4 GPU. It’s built on a 7 nm process and performs similarly to the Dimensity 8200.
Huawei launched the Mate XT Ultimate, the world’s first tri-fold smartphone, but one key detail remained a mystery: the chipset. A hands-on review from the launch event in China revealed that the tri-fold is equipped with the Kirin 9010. We have a separate post that looks at some of the details that came out from the numerous hands-ons posted on Weibo. The Kirin 9010 features an 8-core CPU consisting of 1x 2.3 GHz Taishan Big core, 3x 2.18 GHz Taishan Mid cores, and 4x 1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 cores, paired with a Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU.
The 12-thread 8-core Kirin 9010 chipset
Manufactured by SMIC, the Kirin 9010 is also used in the Pura 70 Ultra cameraphone. It’s built on a 7 nm process, locally called N+2, the same as the Kirin 9000s found in Huawei’s Mate 60 series.
In terms of performance, the Kirin 9010 is comparable to MediaTek’s Dimensity 8200 – impressive, considering the restrictions Chinese companies have faced. However, with the Mate XT Ultimate priced around $3,000 and performing similarly to a $300 phone, some users may feel disappointed.
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