A new flagship mobile platform is redefining what smartphones can do, with console-class graphics, ultra-efficient AI processing, and smarter connectivity features designed to extend battery life while delivering faster, more immersive experiences.
MediaTek has raised the stakes in the flagship smartphone race with the launch of its Dimensity 9500 chipset, a platform designed to deliver console-grade gaming, advanced on-device AI, and big leaps in power efficiency. At the heart of the Dimensity 9500 is a third-generation “All Big Core” CPU configuration: one 4.21GHz ultra-core, three premium cores, and four performance cores.
The key features are:
- +29% single-core performance over previous gen
- +16% multi-core performance improvement
- –55% peak power consumption
- Delivers longer battery life without compromising speed
AI performance is one of the chipset’s headline features. The ninth-generation NPU 990 with Generative AI Engine 2.0 doubles compute capacity, while introducing BitNet 1-bit large model processing to lower power use by up to 25%. This translates into faster AI model execution, with support for 3B-parameter LLMs running twice as fast, 128K token text handling, and the ability to generate 4K ultra-high-resolution images directly on-device. Always-on small models benefit from a 40% drop in energy use, making proactive, personalized AI assistants more practical.
For gamers, the Dimensity 9500 brings the Arm G1-Ultra GPU with up to 33% higher peak performance and 42% better efficiency. Support for double frame rate interpolation at up to 120FPS, hardware-based ray tracing, and deep Unreal Engine integration—covering features like MegaLights in UE 5.6 and Nanite in UE 5.5—push smartphone visuals closer to console territory.
On the imaging side, MediaTek’s Imagiq 1190 ISP supports up to 200MP capture, RAW-domain pre-processing, and NPU-assisted autofocus, alongside cinematic 4K 60FPS portrait video. Connectivity enhancements include 5CC carrier aggregation, adaptive display tuning, AI-driven Bluetooth call clarity, and multi-network intelligence that promises smoother handoffs and 50% lower latency compared to rivals.
