An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Samsung plans to use the Dimensity 9500 chip in an upcoming release.
History suggests that the Galaxy Tab S12 series will be equipped with the flagship MediaTek processor.
The teardown also reveals AI features associated with the Dimensity 9500, such as generative editing and image expansion.
Samsung used MediaTek chips in its high-end Galaxy Tab S10 and Galaxy Tab S11 families, bucking a long-standing trend of using Snapdragon processors in its flagship Android tablets. Now, new evidence suggests this trend will continue with Samsung’s upcoming flagship tablets.
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We dug into Samsung’s AI core app and found references to the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor in one of the app files. The file doesn’t explicitly call it the Dimensity 9500, but instead uses the MT6993 model number.
