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I think the 888 was announced in December 2020, I don't recall at what time it was available in significant numbers.
by mafribe 3y ago
I think the 888 was announced in December 2020, I don't recall at what time it was available in significant numbers.
- silisili 3y agoThe Mi11 used it in December 2020. The S21 series used it in Jan 21.
- mafribe 3y agoInteresting, thanks. I didn't realise that it was already in 2020. Huawei announced its first SoC with integrated 5G modem, the Kirin 990 [1], in September 2019. The Kirin 990 5G was featured in Huawei's flagship smartphone, the Mate 30, which was launched in the same month. So Huawei was only 1 year ahead of Qualcomm on the consumer side. [1] https://www.notebookcheck.net/HiSilicon-Kirin-990-5G-SoC-Benchmarks-and-Specs.448202.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/HiSilicon-Kirin-990-5G-SoC-Ben...
- silisili 3y agoLikewise - I didn't realize Huawei did it a full year earlier. I wonder if it was a power hungry dog like the qcom...