Mediatek has made official the Dimensity 9500its new high -end soc for Android mobile GPU ARM MALI -G1 ULTRA With important improvements in the lightning layout. It also completely renews the AI block with the NPU 990designed to execute generative models and agricultural assistants (that is, they act autonomously or contextual).
Beyond the headlines, the key is in what contributes to the user: more sustained performance with less heat, interpolated rays up to 120 frames per second in compatible games, and an ISP capable of raising video capture and computational photography. The first mobiles with this chip will arrive in the Fourth quarter of 2025with Oppo and alive as preferential partners.
CPU and GPU: Clock jump and console ray layout
The dimensity 9500 adopts a 1+3+4 configuration with a C1 -Ultra 4.21 GHzthree C1 -Premium at 3.5 GHz and four C1 -Pro 2.7 GHz. MediaTak informs Up to 32 % more performance in Mononúcle and 17 % in multinucole in front of the previous generation, with up to 55 % less consumption When the ultra core works in full. The increase in L1 and L3 caches, along with better energy management, helps maintain stable performance even in prolonged game or editing sessions.
In graphics, the new ARM Mali -G1 Ultra promises up to 33 % more yield and 42 % better efficiency. The ray layout receives an important push and is added Interpolation of frames up to 120 fps in games compatible with this function. Mediatek has worked with studies to incorporate Unreal Engine 5.5/5.6 and add support for Vulkan 1.4with improvements in textures transmission and reduction of load times. In flat words: more fluid games and more realistic lighting effects, with less penalty in the battery.
On board: NPU 990 and faster memory
The New NPU 990 duplicates power against its predecessor and premieres Generative ai Engine 2.0. The chip can Generate 4K imagesprocess sequences up to 128,000 tokens and reduces maximum consumption up to 56 % in AI loads. In addition, it incorporates one NPU “super efficient” With a processing architecture directly in memory (computer-in-memory)which reduces latency and energy consumption.
The CPU adds support for SME2 (Scalable Matrix Extension of ARM) to accelerate vision and ml tasks when the NPU does not intervene. And in the memory/storage section, debuts the support for UFS 4.1 of four lanes and LPDDR5X up to 10 667 Mbpswhich accelerate the loading of models and games and helps maintain a more reactive interface even with multiple apps in the background.
Camera, screen and connectivity: practical improvements
The ISP Imagiq 1190 Add preprocessing in the RAW domain, 30 fps focus monitoring4k video portrait at 60 fps and Dolby Vision recording in 4K at 120 fps with EIS. In sensor compatibility, the official technical file speaks of Up to 320 MPXalthough in the press release the company mentions Up to 200 MPX: In any case, there is plenty of margin for high -resolution sensors on the next flagships.
For the screen, Miravision Adaptive Display Adjusts the contrast and saturation with real -time analysis and improves visibility both in full sun and in very dark environments. Panels are admitted WQHD+ at 180 Hz And it is added Triple Mipi port Thinking about folding devices (even “tri -fold”). In connectivity, the integrated 5g modem is Compatible with Release 17 with carrier aggregation (5cc) and wireless speed rises to Wi -Fi 7 with up to 7.3 Gbps; In Bluetooth, Mediatek talks about Bluetooth 6 With double motor and greater reach.
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Technical Card
- Process: TSMC N3P (3 Nm).
- CPU: 1 × C1 -Ultra (4.21 GHz) + 3 × C1 -Premium (3.5 GHz) + 4 × C1 -Pro (2.7 GHz); 16 MB L3 and 10 MB SLC.
- GPU: ARM Mali -G1 Ultra with Ray Tracing and Interpolation up to 120 fps.
- AI: NPU 990 (Generative ai Engine 2.0), 128,000 tokens, 4K text -to -image, Compute -In -Memory For low consumption models.
- Memory/storage: LPDDR5X up to 10 667 Mbps and UFS 4.1 (4 lanes).
- Camera: Imagiq 1190Raw, 4K at 120 fps in Dolby Vision with EIS, 4k portrait at 60 fps, 30 fps approach, Up to 320 MPX (according to file).
- Panels: WQHD+ 180 Hzvisibility improvements to 1 nit, Triple Mipi port For folding.
- Connectivity: 5G DELEASE 17 (SUB -6, 5CC CA), Wi -Fi 7 (up to 7.3 Gbps), Bluetooth 6 (According to MediaTak), GNSS with IA -based improvements.
When will we see it in mobiles
Mediatek places commercial arrival in Q4 2025 And there are already movements: alive has set the X300 series for October 13 in China and Oppo prepare the Find X9 For mid -October. It is foresee that these families lead the premiere of Dimensity 9500, with deployment in China first and arrived in Europe shortly after. There are no prices (neither mobiles nor, obviously, the SOC), but everything points to the highest range of each brand.
What changes for Android high -end mobiles in 2025
On paper, dimensity 9500 reinforces competition in front of the future Snapdragon last batch with three clear axes: More sustained performance, better at home and A tangible graphic jump For games. If the first mobiles keep heat and the cameras take advantage of the new ISP, we can be facing a specially round generation. Do you attract a range of range with Dimensity 9500 or will you continue betting on Snapdragon?
