US Investigates Moonshot Over Alleged Use of Advanced AI Chips and IP Theft 
SpaceX Stock Slump Wipes Out Nearly $700 Billion From Elon Musk’s Paper Wealth 
IBM Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates as Software Growth Offsets Infrastructure Weakness 
TSMC Gradually Restarts Japan Chip Plant After Kumamoto Earthquake 
Rubio Rejects AI ‘Kill Switch’ Claims as U.S. Defends American Technology Abroad 
X Challenges Australia’s Expanded Social Media Ban Enforcement Powers 
Trump Orders Section 301 Probe Into EU Tech Fines, Signals New Tariffs 
Intel, AMD Seek Long-Term China Server CPU Deals as AI Demand Drives Supply Crunch 
Samsung Eyes Up to $1.14 Billion Investment in AI Startup Mistral 
Trump Administration to Ban Chinese Robots, Power Inverters Over AI Security Concerns 
CXMT IPO Debut in Shanghai Puts $85.5 Billion Chipmaker in Spotlight 
Nvidia Eyes $250B Guarantee for OpenAI’s Massive Ohio AI Data Center Project 
SK Hynix Q2 Profit Hits Record as AI Memory Chip Demand Fuels Growth 
OpenAI Australia Data Center Switches Cooling Strategy After Recycled Water Plan Fails 
Exosens H1 Profit Beats Forecasts as Defense Demand Drives Growth 
TeamViewer Shares Fall Despite Profit Growth as ARR and Customer Base Decline 
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Opposes U.S. Ban on Chinese AI Models, Warns Against Overregulation 
Huawei just raised the bar for other smartphone manufacturers targeting the low to mid-range consumers with its Huawei Nova 3i device. The smartphone features some design choices that make it look more expensive than it is, such as a beautiful gradient hue and a glass back. On top of that, it also comes with the new Kirin 710 processor, which reportedly improves mobile gaming experiences.
The 12nm Kirin 710 SoC is basically Huawei’s new mid-range mobile processor that was first installed in the Huawei Nova 3i. The company said as much in its announcement and this particular chip comes with several neat features. Among them is something called “GPU Turbo,” which is intended to optimize the smartphone for mobile gaming, CNET reports.
This is important to note because the mobile gaming industry has been growing faster than practically any other market, including PC and consoles. What’s more, the sophistication of mobile games has also jumped, from simple puzzle or running titles, to full-blown MOBA or battle royale offerings. “PUBG Mobile” and the upcoming “Fortnite” for Android games are good examples of this. This makes the Huawei Nova 3i the company’s most recent bid to corner this industry.
In terms of raw data on how it performs, the Kirin 710 on the Huawei Nova 3i comes with four Cortex-A73 cores, all of which are high-performance variants. The chip apparently clocked at 2.2GHz, which translates to single-core improvements at 75 percent and multi-core speed improvements at 68 percent. Its Mali-G51 MP4 GPU is also 130 percent faster than the Nova 2i’s GPU, GSMArena reports.
Retailing at $295, the Huawei Nova 3i is clearly a budget smartphone, but one that is aimed at mobile gamers as much as it is targeted at casual users. For those who want to enjoy “PUBG Mobile” or the upcoming “Fortnite” for Android without spending too much on a smartphone, this might be the best choice.
