The Dimensity 9400+ is currently MediaTek's flagship mobile processor and boasts the fastest version of Arm's most powerful Cortex-X925 core. Now, the SoC's successor is thought to outdo it with bleeding-edge tech the same chipset IP firm has to offer.
The typically knowledgeable leaker Fixed Focus Digital claims to have heard that the 9500 will upgrade to the core to come after the X925, which was credited with performance boosts of up to 36% compared to its own predecessor the X4.
The putative "X1025" is projected to be based on the latest version of Arm's v9 architecture (although the same can be said of the X925).
The 9500 could, therefore, also be the first platform with a successor to MediaTek's Immortalis G925 GPU.
The processor is already projected to power next-gen premium handsets such as the Oppo Find X9, Vivo X300, and Honor Magic8 Mini.
Those Android smartphones could in the best ever shape to dethrone competitors such as the OnePlus 15, Xiaomi 16 Pro and Realme GT 8 Pro that might have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 instead from the third quarter of 2025.