MediaTek is pushing its flagship smartphone platform into the 2nm era with the Dimensity 9600 Pro, a system-on-a-chip aimed at phones that need more speed without turning battery life into collateral damage. The chip combines an eight-core CPU, a new graphics processor, expanded on-device AI hardware, faster memory and storage support, upgraded camera processing, and 5G-Advanced connectivity. MediaTek is also introducing the related Dimensity 9600M, designed to bring many of the same ideas to a broader range of phones. The first handsets using either platform are expected during the third quarter of 2026, so they’ll be here fairly soon.