Huawei could mark an end to mid-range Kirin 8 series chips: Leak

News regarding Huawei suggests that the company could stop upgrading the mid-range Kirin 8 series chips, marking an end to it. Kirin 8000 for the Nova 12 Pro could be the last processor belonging to this line and there might not be any new addition.

Weibo tipster @FixedFocus says that the Kirin 8000 could be the last generation of the mid-range 8 series processor, and Huawei could hereafter end its journey.

Detailing the leak, the @summaryman says that the Chinese phone maker will now only focus on upgrading the Kirin 9000 series rather than 8 series chipsets. This further points out that all the Nova 13 models will run on the Kirin 9 processors.

Many netizens agreed with the input and said that Huawei should use the Kirin 8 series chip only for the Enjoy and SE models. It would be a perfect implementation over the Snapdragon 680 which has been a long support to these handsets.

Kirin 8 series – an experimental chip?

A few users also said that the Kirin 8000 chip has been a trial version with some basic capabilities. Though it’s time that Huawei should offer Kirin 9000 to the mid-range models and soon jump to more advanced chipsets for its high-end flagship devices.

Huawei launched the first Kirin 8 series chip (810) in 2019 with an octa-core structure and 4G capabilities. Kirin 820 5G and Kirin 820E 5G came in 2020 and 2021 respectively. All three chipsets are built on a 7nm process with core adjustments.

Kirin 8000 for Nova 12 Pro

After a long while, the company unveiled a new Kirin 8000 chipset for the Nova 12 Pro smartphone as a better upgrade of the above-mentioned SoCs (system on chip).

Some previous reports stated that Huawei is developing a new mid-range Kirin 8 series chip and may launch it later this year. However, the latest input has raised questions about the Kirin 8 series’s existence in the future.