KIRIN 710A OFFICIALLY STARTS MASS PRODUCTION – USES SMIC 14NM PROCESS

In April this year, Honor Play4T was released using a 6.39-inch display as well as a rear fingerprint recognition solution. However, this smartphone comes with the Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC. According to the “Technology Board Daily” report, this mobile chip “Kirin 710A” starts mass production and it uses SMIC 14nm process. This chip clocks at 2.0GHz which means that it is a frequency downgrade relative to Kirin 710. “Kirin 710A” represents a breakthrough in achieving zero localization and is an ice-breaking move for China’s semiconductor chip technology.

Recall that Huawei is currently TSMC’s second-largest customer behind Apple. However, its orders with TSMC may significantly reduce especially if other foundries step up their game. Huawei is slowly moving its orders from TSMC and its starting with the Kirin 710A. Huawei does not have an issue with TSMC, however, TSMC is now a target for the U.S. government.

HONOR Play 4T with Kirin 710A specifications

6.39-inch (720 x 1560 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Octa-Core Kirin 710A 12nm (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) processor with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU

6GB of RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD

Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services

Dual SIM

48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture

Dimensions: 159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm; Weight:176g

Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor

Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C

4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with 10W fast charging

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I bought Huawei . It is doing well and highly satisfied.

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