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The Mi11 used it in December 2020. The S21 series used it in Jan 21.
by silisili 4y ago
The Mi11 used it in December 2020. The S21 series used it in Jan 21.
- mafribe 4y 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 4y agoLikewise - I didn't realize Huawei did it a full year earlier. I wonder if it was a power hungry dog like the qcom...