Huawei's Kirin 970 is official: high-power, AI-enabled mobile SoC
Huawei plans to employ its on-device AI to perform a multitude of tasks, such as, but not limited to, memory allocation, UI rendering, camera image processing, load balancing, and task scheduling. These on-device tasks will be handled by the NPU and software, which will also work in conjunction with Huawei's Cloud AI to deliver the full experience the company is envisioning, Yu said on stage.
Here's what you can expect from the Kirin 970 at a glance:
- 8-core (4x Cortex A73 and 4x Cortex A53) configuration
- Clock speed of up to 2.8 GHz
- 64-bit architecture
- 10nm manufacturing process
- LPDDR4 RAM at 1866mHz
- Dual SIM LTE
#Kirin970, the world's first mobile AI chip with dedicated NPU, giving you incredible AI power in the palm of your hand. #HuaweiMobileAIpic.twitter.com/ylvDUF34ae
— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) 2 септември 2017 г.
The first phones to take advantage of Huawei's new SoC will be the Huawei Mate 10 and M10 Pro, which will be launching on October 16th. To get up to speed with all the rumors surrounding the upcoming phablet, head over to our Mate 10 rumor review.
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