New Huawei phone shows chip breakthrough


Buyers of the phone in China have been posting tear-down videos and sharing speed tests on social media that suggest the Mate 60 Pro is capable of download speeds exceeding those of top line 5G phones. — Reutes

SHANGHAI: Huawei Technologies and China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) have built an advanced 7-nanometer (nm) processor to power its latest smartphone, according to a tear-down report by analysis firm TechInsights.

Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro is powered by a new Kirin 9000s chip that was made in China by SMIC, TechInsights said in the report shared with Reuters on Monday.

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