Xiaomi Mi Max 2 specifications leak via GFXBench, could feature Snapdragon 660 SoC

Xiaomi will be announcing its new flagship smartphone, the Mi 6, this month and we have seen multiple rumours and speculations. However, there is another Xiaomi device that is set to launch soon. The successor to the Mi Max phablet, conveniently called Mi Max 2, was spotted once again. This time the source is a bit more believable.

According to a leaked GFXBench score sheet, the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 will feature similar dimensions as its predecessor including a 6.4-inch Full-HD (1920×1080) display. There is also the mention of an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocked at 2.2GHz.

Now the exact model number of the SoC is not confirmed, it does match the specifications of the upcoming Snapdragon 660 which were leaked earlier. The rumoured chip could feature four Cortex A73 CPUs clocked at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.9 GHz. It will also be made on a similar 14 nm process along with an Adreno 512 GPU, X10 baseband, two channel LPDDR4X-1866 memory and UFS 2.1 flash memory.

Rest of the specifications include 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB storage. As for the camera, expect a 12 MP sensor that can record 4K videos and a 5 MP camera on the front.

Previous rumours suggested that the Mi Max 2 would come with up to 6 GB of RAM and even carry a large 5,000 mAh battery. Now that would really make it a ‘Max’ phone.

Publish date: April 10, 2017 10:40 am| Modified date: April 10, 2017 10:40 am

Huawei announces new Kirin 960 chipset with 180 percent performance jump

By tech2 News Staff /  19 Oct 2016 , 17:50

Huawei-owned chipmaker HiSilicon has announced a brand new chipset called the Kirin 960 that should begin to appear in future Huawei and Honor-branded smartphones. This is why many would assume that it could arrive in the yet to be announced Huawei Mate 9 smartphone.

HiSilicon has stuck to the 16nm FinFET manufacturing process and goes with an octa-core setup with four Cortex-A73 cores coupled with with four Cortex-A53 cores. As for what’s new, the 960 will be the first chipset to use ARM’s Bifrost GPU, the Mali G71 that delivers reduced power usage compared to the ones available in the Kirin 955, the Exynos 8, Helio X25 and others. And this one is special in more ways than one because it packs 8 GPU cores. Looks like Huawei’s upcoming smartphones will be Daydream capable indeed.

As for what the Kirin 960 supports, you get UFS 2.1 flash storage, LPDDR4 RAM and LTE Cat 12/13 modems. You also get an improved ISP.

Image: ioncannon (Weibo)

Image: ioncannon (Weibo)

Looking through the graphs from the source, the Kirin 960 is indeed the fastest chipset, this side of Apple. It scored way above the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 and was second only to Apple’s A10 Fusion chipset in both GFXBench and GeekBench. Multi core results from GeekBench also showcase better performance than the mighty A10 as well.