October is a season to look forward to for tech enthusiasts. The sun is shining, and an innovation boom is brewing in Silicon Valley; The fog is shrouded, and China's tech giants are also in full swing preparing for new product launches. At this special moment, a new flagship competition is about to kick off, and the blockbuster attack of the Huawei Mate 70 series is bound to arouse the attention and heated discussion of the industry.
Kirin 9100 chip strength
The strength of the chip is an important indicator to measure a flagship model. In this regard, Huawei can be said to have made a lot of embroidery work. The new Kirin 9100 chip is manufactured on a 5nm process, and its performance is close to the top level of today's mobile chips. According to the Antutu running score test, the single-core/multi-core scores of the Kirin 9100 exceeded 1.1 million points, an increase of about 12%-14% compared with the previous generation of Kirin 9010. This proud achievement is enough to put it on par with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen1.
In addition to pure computing power, the Kirin 9100 also has excellent performance in terms of energy efficiency ratio and functional integration. It uses a 2.5D packaging process and four levels of off-chip cache to greatly improve computing power and energy efficiency. The Kirin 9100 also integrates Huawei's self-developed AI accelerator and signal processor, which has excellent performance in AI computing, image/video processing, and communications.
Paired with Huawei's self-developed HarmonyOS operating system, the Kirin 9100 can maximize its performance potential. The Mate 70 series will be the first batch of phones equipped with the HarmonyOS NEXT system, and the system smoothness and functional experience will be improved in a breakthrough. Through software and hardware collaborative optimization, high-performance IPC (inter-process communication), and image comfort optimization and other technologies, HarmonyOS NEXT will bring users an unprecedented smooth experience.
Camera innovation
Imaging capabilities have always been the core selling point of Huawei's mobile phones, and the Mate 70 series is naturally unique in this regard. According to the news, this series will use the flagship OV50K of the domestic sensor manufacturer Haowei as the main camera for the first time.
The OV50K is currently the best in the field of image sensors, with a large 1-inch sole and a large aperture (f/1.4 design) that brings in as much light as a professional camera. What's even more exciting is that the OV50K introduces LOFIC (Lateral Overflow Integral Capacitance Technology), which can achieve a dynamic range of 15EV close to the human eye in a single exposure. This means that the OV50K perfectly balances highlights and shadow details in both backlit and dark environments, giving users a true-to-life picture.
In addition to the big breakthrough of the main camera, the triple camera system of the Mate 70 series will also have a new upgrade. It will adopt a multi-angle shooting scheme of wide-angle/telephoto/main camera to meet the needs of users for multi-scene images. There is also the possibility of adding 3D structured light technology and an under-display front-facing camera to bring a disruptive and innovative experience to selfies and portrait photography.
Display upgrades
Excellent image output capabilities need to be matched with excellent displays, and Huawei is well aware of this. It has been revealed that the Mate 70 series will feature a 6.82-inch BOE OLED screen with a peak brightness of up to 4000 nits, which is comparable to a professional-grade display.
What's more exciting is that this screen has a refresh rate range of up to 1-120Hz, with 2160Hz high-frequency PWM modulation, which will bring users unparalleled visual smoothness. The 3200*1440 resolution of the 2K lossless micro-edge straight screen will also make the details of the image content perfectly presented.
In addition to the outstanding hardware specifications, the display of the Mate 70 series will also use the new "Xuanwu Coating" technology. This is a layer of ultra-hard AR coating, which can not only greatly improve the scratch and scratch resistance of the screen, but also effectively prevent reflections, thereby improving the visibility of the screen. Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S24 Ultra, uses a similar anti-reflective glass solution, which has been widely praised by the industry for its excellent results.
System optimization
Hardware strength is important, but to truly bring out the power of a flagship model, system-level optimization is also indispensable. In this regard, Huawei can be said to have worked hard.
The Mate 70 series will be equipped with Huawei's latest HarmonyOS NEXT system, which is a new system with a new design and a complete separation from the underlying Android code. It will not only have stronger performance, but also have breakthrough performance in the application of advanced technologies such as AI intelligence and large models.
Huawei is vigorously promoting the development of HarmonyOS native applications. According to reports, more than 4,000 applications have clarified their migration plans, and less than 1,000 applications are still being communicated. This means that in the future, users will be able to completely abandon the Android ecosystem and get a smooth experience in the pure HarmonyOS environment.
In addition to the optimization of the underlying system, HarmonyOS NEXT will also have breakthrough improvements in graphics rendering, multitasking, etc. It will use Gaussian fuzzy calculation, resolution adaptation and other technologies to bring users unparalleled picture comfort. Through the in-depth collaboration of software and hardware, HarmonyOS NEXT will also maximize the strength of the Kirin 9100 chip, so that the mobile phone can be comfortable in any high-load scenario.
Looking at the entire Mate 70 series, we can see that Huawei has made breakthroughs in multiple aspects such as chip strength, imaging capabilities, display effects, and system optimization. Whether it is the excellent performance of the Kirin 9100 chip, or the excellent photo ability of the OV50K main camera; Whether it is the visual shock of the 2K high-resolution screen or the smooth optimization of the HarmonyOS NEXT system, this new flagship will bring users an unprecedented ultimate experience.