Huawei's New Kirin Chip Leak Reveals

Tech insiders are buzzing about a new chip coming from Huawei, called the Kirin 9100 (maybe!).

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Huawei will likely use a homegrown technique (think "made in China") to build this chip.

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It's a tiny bit different from the most advanced methods used by other companies.

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This new chip is expected to be much better on battery life compared to Huawei's previous chips.

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It might even be as good as the latest Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, but not quite the best.

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We don't know everything yet, like the exact name, what's inside the chip, or when it will be available.

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It's unclear exactly where in China this chip will be built.

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There are some factories that might be able to do it.Remember, this is all just insider talk.

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