Huawei is putting a much faster new chip in the Mate 80 Pro
The new Kirin 9030 is 20% faster than last year’s SoC.
Huawei will push the new Mate 80 series to Chinese markets later this year and will look to schedule its release around the iPhone 17 launch. The new phones are expected to come with an upgraded Kirin 9030 SoC, a step-up from the chips found in Pura 80 Ultra and last year’s Mate 70 Pro.
Huawei is adding a micro-pump chip to keep the Mate 80 cooler under load
Staying on the 7nm process node, Huawei will upgrade the top-end phones in the Mate 80 lineup, presumably the Mate 80 Pro and Mate 80 Pro+, to the new chipset. The vanilla variant will most likely stick to the Kirin 9020.
This new chip is said to bring decent performance gains, with over 20% gain over last year’s Kirin 9020. Also, Huawei will be putting a new “micro-pump driver chip” to push better power numbers and to keep thermals in check, especially during intensive tasks like gaming or high-res recording.
The Kirin 9030, when compared to a bit older SoCs, like the Kirin 9000s in the Mate 60 Pro from 2023, shows a whopping 40% increase in performance figures alone. The GPU on the Kirin 9030 will also be upgraded, though the exact details of the Maleoon die aren’t known at this point.
Just like every year, Huawei is also rolling out a limited-edition RS model for the Mate 80 series. This will top the lineup this year, and will come with a ceramic back, a titanium alloy frame, and the dual-OLED display from last year’s Mate 70 RS Ultimate.
There hasn’t been a lot of word on pricing for the Mate 80 series just yet, but rest assured that we will keep you updated as new information becomes available.
