MediaTek Releases Dimensity 9500s And 8500

MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 9500s and Dimensity 8500 chipsets, repackaging prior-generation designs with modest upgrades. The 9500s uses TSMC's N3E 3nm node, an older Cortex-X925 prime at 3.73GHz, Immortalis-G925 GPU, and an eighth-generation NPU for on-device generative AI and up to 8K Dolby Vision; the 8500 increases clocks on a 4nm design, claiming 25% performance and 20% power gains. MediaTek positions these parts for affordable flagships and upper mid-range devices, mirroring Qualcomm's recent SKU strategy.