Huawei to start mass production of Kirin 970 processor in September

Huawei is expected to start mass production of the Kirin 970 processor in September for possible integration with the Huawei Mate 10 smartphone. The chipset will have latest next generation technologies including the ability to reduce the power consumption.

Expected to be manufactured based on TSMC 10nm process, the rumored yield problem surrounding the processor has been solved. The supply of the upcoming Kirin 970 processor will not be delayed and will be integrated into the premium smartphone to be launched in early 2018.

The Kirin 970 processor is expected to ship with an octa-core CPU with four ARM Cortex-A73 cores coupled with four ARM Cortex-A53 cores. The rumor mills also state the possible addition of higher Cortex-A75 cores on the new chipset. When it comes to the maximum clock frequency, the Kirin 970 will run between 2.8GHz to 3GHz.

The highlight of the Kirin 970 processor is the possible support for Cat. 12 LTE baseband. Moreover, the forthcoming processor will be ultra-powerful due to the inclusion of Heimdallr MP graphics with 12 cores.

Even though the Kirin 970 processor will ship with all the flagship smartphones from 2018, Huawei is expected to introduce the chipset with the Mate 10 handset. If rumors are to be believed, the Huawei Mate 10 will launch in October. The smartphone will likely compete with the iPhone 8.

According to leaks, the Huawei Mate 10 will be equipped with a 6-inch JDI display with a massive resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels alongside 18:9 aspect ratio. Huawei is planning to introduce cooler visual effects, which will be better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 series.

The smartphone will be made available in both standard and Pro variants with the difference in RAM and internal storage including the display. However, with the standard model tipped to ship with a 6-inch display, it remains to be seen whether the company will increase the display size in the Pro variant. Can we expect Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a 7-inch display, which will not only function as a phone but also tablet device? Let’s wait and watch.