MediaTek launches the Dimensity 9600M, a SoC without surprises with an identical configuration to the Dimensity 9500

Just a few days ago, MediaTek presented its commitment to the High-end mobile phone SoC, the Dimensity 9600 Pro. But the manufacturer will not leave this high-end reference alone, and has also made official the Dimensity 9600M. MediaTek has followed the path that Qualcomm will also take by offering two versions of its high-end to reach more of the market in high-end devices, segmenting mobile phones towards a premium range.

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M: same design as the Dimensity 9500

MediaTek seems to have taken advantage of the previous Dimensity 9500 SoCmanufactured with the same N3P nodepreserving the same internal elements. Reviewing, this “new” MediaTek Dimensity 9600M It has an identical distribution of cores with the same clock speed, this is 1 C1-Ultra core, 3 C1-premium cores and 4 C1-Pro cores, with a maximum speed of up to 4.21 GHz. The GPU also corresponds to that of the previous model, a Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 and the same has also been included NPU, the 990.

Agentic AI Engine and Dimensity Scheduling Engine for AI tasks

Also includes the new Artificial Intelligence engine, the Agentic AI Engine and Dimensity Scheduling Engine. This supposes a extra performance when carrying out this type of tasks so demanded in these devices.

The first phones with Dimensity 9600M will arrive this quarter

Just like him MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Prothis 9600M It will also be available on soon-to-be released mobile phones. The first processors with this new SoC are expected to arrive at marketed this same third quarter of 2026.

These are the complete specifications.

Processor

• CPU: 1 × Arm C1-Ultra, 2 MB L2 cache.
• 3 × Arm C1-Premium, 1 MB L2 cache.
• 4 × Arm C1-Pro, 512 KB L2 cache.
• L3 cache: 16 MB.
• SLC: 10MB.
• Cores: 8 (octa-core).

Memory and storage

• Memory type: LPDDR5X 10667.
• Storage type: UFS 4.1 (4 lanes).

Mobile connectivity

• Mobile technologies: 3GPP-R17, Sub-6 GHz (FR1), 2G-5G multimode, 5G-CA, 4G-CA, 5G FDD/TDD, 4G FDD/TDD, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE and GSM.
• Specific functions: 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active, dual data, SA and NSA modes; SA Option 2, NSA Option 3/3a/3x, NR FR1 TDD+FDD, DSS, 256QAM, VoNR and EPS fallback.
• Download Features (DL): Sub6 DL 5CC 350 MHz, R17 upgrades, LB DL 4×4 MIMO.
• Upload Functions (UL): Sub6 UL 2CC 200 MHz, R17 enhancements, FDD UL 2×2 MIMO/PC2.
• Energy saving: MediaTek 5G UltraSave, R17 energy saving improvements.

GNSS

• GPS: L1CA + L5 + L1C.
• Beidou: B1I + B1C + B2a + B2b.
• GLONASS: L1OF.
• Galileo: E1 + E5a + E5b.
• QZSS: L1CA + L5.
• NavIC: L5 + L1.

Wi-Fi

• Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be).
• Concurrence: Triple Band Triple Concurrency (TBTC).
• Maximum speed: up to 7.3 Gbps.

Bluetooth

• Version: Bluetooth 6.0 with dual Bluetooth engine.
• Maximum speed: up to 12 Mbps.

Camera

• Maximum compatible sensor: 320 MP.
• Maximum video capture resolution: 8K at 60 FPS (7690 × 4320).
• Recording: 4K at 120 FPS with EIS.
• Cinematic mode: 4K at 60 FPS.

Graphics

• GPU: Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12.

Video

• Decoding: 8K at 60 FPS, 10 bit, compatible with HEVC/AVC/VP9/AV1.
• Coding: 8K at 30 FPS, 10-bit, HEVC/AVC compatible.
• HEVC encoding: 8K at 60 FPS, 8 bit.

Screen

• Maximum refresh rate: WQHD+ at 180Hz.
• Folding screens: triple MIPI port for triple folding type screens.

Artificial intelligence

• AI processing unit: MediaTek NPU 990, compatible with Generative AI and agentic AI.