Last August Huawei surprised the industry by launching its HiSilicon Kirin 9000S smartphone processor presumably made by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) using its 2nd generation 7nm-class process technology. Since then, another Kirin 9006C chip showed up, though this one was allegedly made by TSMC years ago. This week a yet another HiSilicon system-on-chip — the Kirin 9000W — transpired.
The eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 9000W powers Huawei's MatePad Pro 13.2-inch tablet, which is evidently aimed at the high-end of the market, given its display size and a relatively high price of over $1000. Huawei's Kirin 9000W-based tablets are currently available in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia, as reported by HuaweiCentral. Meanwhile, there are versions of the MatePad Pro 13.2-inch device that are equipped with the Kirin 9000S processor.
