MediaTek is the leading supplier of application processors for smartphones and for its current flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9300, MediaTek rolled the dice and came out a winner. The SoC does not feature a low-power efficiency CPU core which puts it at risk of overheating. But the Dimensity 9300 has done a strong job powering the Vivo X100 series and in May, MediaTek followed up with the Dimensity 9300+ which adds more support for AI. The Dimensity 9300 has generated over $1 billion in revenue for MediaTek.
The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 is not a flagship chip, but it beat the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on AnTuTu. | Image credit-Gizmochina
Additionally, the Dimensity 8400 AP could also be a cheaper option for phone manufacturers, and devices using the chip could be priced as low as 1,500 yuan ($206.33). If the AnTuTu benchmark test results are valid, a phone manufacturer could equip a handset with a more powerful Dimensity 8400 AP instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and pay less for the chipset. One manufacturer expected to use the Dimensity 8400 SoC is Xiaomi.
In April, Digital Chat Station said that Xiaomi’s Redmi unit is working on various smartphones that will be powered by chipsets such as the Dimensity 9300+, Dimensity 8400, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3and the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Three of these phones will feature a metal frame, glass body, 1.5K or 2K displays, large batteries and 100W fast charging.
The MediaTek 8400 SoC could end up inside several mid-range handsets later this year and next year. After all, what manufacturer wouldn’t want to power a mid-ranger with a chip that could be more powerful than a current flagship chipset and pay a lower price for the component?
