Upcoming smartphones with Dimensity 9500: MediaTek is getting ready to take over the flagship market with its brand-new Dimensity 9500 chipset, which is based on a cutting-edge 3nm process. The processor delivers enormous improvements in AI efficiency, power saving, and gaming performance, with console-grade ray tracing and a more powerful neural processing unit. The first phones that will be driven by this processor will arrive in October, with Vivo and Oppo at the front of the pack.
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Vivo X300 and X300 Pro: First to Debut with Dimensity 9500
Vivo will kick things off on October 13 in China with the X300 series, featuring the vanilla X300 and the high-end X300 Pro. Both phones will pack BOE’s Q10 Plus LTPO OLED displays with a 1.5K resolution and silky smooth 120Hz refresh rate. The vanilla X300 has a 6.31-inch screen, while the X300 Pro stretches to 6.78 inches, offering ultra-low brightness levels of 1 nit for enhanced eye comfort.
The two smartphones will share the Dimensity 9500 processor, which supports quicker AI-pushed photography, real-time hardware-driven ray tracing, and effective power management. The X300 Pro sports a triple camera arrangement on the rear that consists of a 50MP Sony LYT-828 primary sensor, a 200MP Samsung HPB periscope telephoto lens, and a 50MP JN5 ultra-wide-angle shooter.
The X300 standard, however, does things differently with a 200MP HPB sensor as the main camera, accompanied by a 50MP ultra-wide and a 50MP Sony LYT602 periscope sensor. The two phones both support 4K 60fps video recording in portrait mode and employ Zeiss optics for sharper images. Battery-wise, the X300 is equipped with a 6,040mAh unit, whereas the X300 Pro comes with a 6,510mAh unit, both of which are compatible with 90W wired and fast wireless charging. They will come out of the box with Android 16 and OriginOS 6, which provides a cross-device experience with Apple devices.
Oppo Find X9 and X9 Pro: The Flagship Pair
The Oppo Find X9 series will launch in China on October 16, followed by a global launch on October 28. The Find X9 and Find X9 Pro will both ship with the Dimensity 9500 and ColorOS 16 operating system based on Android 16 from day one.
As per initial leaks, Find X9 Pro features a 6.78-inch flat LTPO OLED screen with 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,600 nits peak brightness. It features Tianma’s eye-protection screen and includes an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. Camera setup features a 50MP Sony LYT-828 main lens, a 50MP ultra-wide Samsung JN5, and a 200MP Samsung HP5 telephoto lens periscope for zooming far away. The look features Hasselblad branding and accommodates an external teleconverter for professional photography.
Find X9 Pro will come with a 7,500mAh battery that charges with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging, while the standard Find X9 packs a 7,025mAh battery with the same charging rate. Both phones have been certified in India, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia, indicating a global launch.
Why the Dimensity 9500 Chipset Matters
The Dimensity 9500 is driven by an octa-core CPU with a 4.21GHz Ultra Core, three 3.5GHz Super Cores, and four 2.7GHz Performance Cores. MediaTek reports a 32% increase in single-core performance and a 17% improvement in multi-core output over the prior generation, and 55% less power usage at its peak.
It features LPDDR5X RAM (9600Mbps) and UFS 4.1 storage, enabling incredibly fast app boot times and data transfer. The improved NPU 990 doubles AI image creation speed at 4K and consumes one-third less power. For games, the G1-Ultra GPU provides a 33% improvement in graphics performance and supports Unreal Engine 5.6 features such as Nanite rendering and MegaLights, providing console-level graphics on mobile.
The Imagiq 1190 ISP of the chip supports 320MP photography, Dolby Vision 4K recording at 120fps, and MiraVision display improvement, putting it among the most cutting-edge SoCs of 2025.
In summary, the era of Dimensity 9500 commences with Vivo’s X300 series and Oppo’s Find X9 series, both of which redefine the capabilities of Android flagships. With improved AI, gaming, and battery life, these phones are a giant leap forward in high-end mobile tech.