Almost everyone interested in the smartphone industry is aware of Huawei’s flagship-grade Kirin 990 SoC. This chipset was announced late last year as the successor to the older Kirin 980 chipset. Before the launch of the Kirin 990, however, there were talks about Huawei reportedly working on the Kirin 985 as well. However, after the company decided to launch the Kirin 990, almost everyone assumed that the Kirin 985 was indeed the Kirin 990. Recent reports, however, seem to indicate that isn’t really the case.
A recent series of tweets by popular leakster OnLeaks seem to indicate that Huawei indeed has a new processor called the Kirin 985 that will be announced officially when the company launches the Honor 30 series on April 15, as previously reported. Details around the Kirin 985 remain sketchy at this point, but it is a given that it will be quite similar to the Kirin 990 and that it will also be a true flagship-grade chipset. If we are to believe @OnLeaks’ recent tweets, the Kirin 985 will feature an upgraded ISP for the image sensor and will feature support for larger image sensors.
