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The Dimensity 9500 SoC was launched in September last year. MediaTek has now followed it up with the new Dimensity 9500s, and also announced the mid-range Dimensity 8500 chipset. Similar to the Dimensity 9500, the new octa-core 9500s also features an ‘All Big Core’ architecture and is manufactured using a 3nm process.
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
The Dimensity 9500s offers a primary Arm Cortex-X925 Ultra core clocked at 3.73GHz. It also features three Cortex-X4 premium cores and four Cortex-A720 performance cores. For graphics, the chipset comes with an Immortalis-G925 GPU that supports advanced ray tracing, adaptive game technology 3.0, and frame technology 3.0. It packs a flagship NPU for generative reasoning and multi-modal models support.
It also comes with the MediaTek Imagiq image processor for real-time motion tracking at up to 30fps, 8K 60 full-focus video recording with Dolby Vision HDR, and noise reduction. The chip supports up to a 320MP camera sensor and WQHD+ displays with up to 180Hz refresh rate.
The 9500s chipset comes with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4 storage supports. It features Wi-Fi 7, dual SIM dual active 5G, GPS, BeiDou, Glonass, Galileo, NavIC, QZSS, Bluetooth 5.4, and the MediaTek UltraSave 4.0 power saving technology.
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
The Dimensity 8500 offers an All Big Core CPU design, but is manufactured with a more efficient 4nm process. It packs eight Cortex-A725 cores clocked at up to 3.4GHz. It features a Mali-G720 GPU that offers up to 25% improved performance and 20% lower power consumption compared to the previous generation.
It comes with LPDDR5X 4-channel RAM, UFS 4 storage supports, and a MediaTek 8th-gen NPU (880) that supports most large language and image generation models. The chip also offers Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, the same GPS satellite support as the flagship 9500s, dual SIM dual active 5G connectivity, and MediaTek UltraSave 3.0+.
In terms of imaging, the SoC supports a maximum camera sensor of 320MP, 4K 60fps video recording, and displays up to WQHD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
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Reports have it that OnePlus is working very hard to launch yet another device within the lineup, having released the OnePlus 13T in April 2025. The successor of the OnePlus 13T is the upcoming OnePlus 15 T. The popular tipster, Digital Chat Station, has already leaked its details online.
According to the leaker, the phone weighs 194g and will be offered in Relaxing Matcha, Healing White Chocolate, and Pure Cocoa colours (the names are machine translated from Chinese). It will also come in the following five RAM/storage combos: 12/256GB, 12/512GB, 16/256GB, 16/512GB, 16GB/1TB.
It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. As for the screen, it will feature a smaller screen just like the OnePlus 13T and come with ultra-narrow symmetrical bezels on all sides. It features an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner, a telephoto camera, a very high water resistance rating, support for wireless charging, and a big battery no smaller than 7,000 mAh.
According to previous rumours, the screen size will be 6.31″ and the resolution “1.5K”, a 165Hz refresh rate, and an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. Though there won’t be any major camera upgrades compared to the 13T. The upcoming OnePlus 15T may launch in India as the 15s.
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