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Rumor: Huawei Mate 40 could come with a 5nm Kirin 1020 with up to 50% performance improvements
According to a new rumor, Huawei Mate 40 is likely to come with a 5nm Kirin 1020 chipset with 50% performance improvements (It will be more than 50% higher than Kirin 990). This rumor came into light on Chinese media. Undoubtedly, it will be a 5G-ready chip.
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As per the current-generation Kirin 990 SoC, the next version will be released later this year, and it is expected to be named Kirin 1020. It will be a 5nm chip and manufactured by TSMC, which will start the mass-production in the first half of 2020.
TSMC’s 5nm chip will come in two versions- N5 and N5P. In comparison with the 7nm process, N5 improves performance by 15%, reduces power consumption by 30%, and increases crystal density by 80%.
While, the N5P performance is 7% stronger than N5, and power consumption has dropped by 15% again. The 5nm N5 version will be mass-produced this year, and the N5P will be mass-produced in 2021.
Huawei Mate 40 series will be released in Q3, 2020. This is based on the previous launch schedule.