Huawei P60 series is reportedly going to be powered by a Kirin 9100 SoC made with 14nm 3D packaging. The 14nm SoC is said to be comparable to a 5nm SoC. Compared to the 5nm process that houses 15 billion transistors, the 14nm process only has around 2 billion, so it definitely does make us curious about what HUAWEI is working on behind closed doors.

Huawei Kirin chipset named as “Kirin 9100” in the production pipeline at the moment. To be mentioned, there’s no official Huawei statement on the next Kirin chipset or Kirin 9100 at the moment. Currently, Huawei P50 series is the flagship smartphone series offered by the company with a HiSilicon Kirin 9000 SoC option and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC option.

Reported from Gizmochina (23/7), the information got here from a tipster who shared info on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging web site). In a submit on social media, the tipster revealed that though it’s based mostly on a 14nm course of, the efficiency of the brand new chip might be comparable to the present 5nm course of.

The decision to go with a 14nm Kirin 9100 SoC over a 5nm SoC is said to be because of the US sanctions imposed on the Chinese company. Huawei was banned by the US in 2019, under which the Chinese company had to stop manufacturing and acquiring chipsets from the US.

For comparability, flagship processors from Qualcomm or Apple are based mostly on the 5nm course of, which may accommodate 15 billion transistors. On the opposite hand, the 14nm course of can solely accommodate about 2 billion transistors, and was utilized by Apple for the iPhone 6s in 2015, which featured the A9 chipset.

The news signifies HUAWEI’s latest attempt at claiming the glory back after the trade ban. If it worked out, it would prove that the company doesn’t need the US technologies to survive. For that to happen, it’s rumoured that the P60 smartphone series will launch sometime in 2023.