While it may seem abrupt for Oppo that Oppo Will No Longer Make MariSilicon custom chips Chips in-house. It’s important to consider the larger economic and industry trends that may have influenced this decision.
Oppo confirmed via Android Authority that it has discarded its plans to take the custom chip game further ahead. The ZEKU chip design plant abruptly closed down, which was responsible for manufacturing the custom chips.
Why Oppo Will No Longer Make MariSilicon Chips
In a statement, an Oppo spokesperson, said, “Due to the uncertainties in the global economy and the smartphone industry, OPPO has to make difficult adjustments for long-term development. Therefore, the company has decided to cease the operation of ZEKU.“
The smartphone industry is incredibly competitive, and it’s possible that Oppo was facing significant challenges. For Making Oppo MariSilicon Chips.
Oppo first introduced MariSilicon to the World back at INNO Day 2021. The first smartphone that sported the custom Oppo NPU was the Find X5 series introduced in 2022. The same year Oppo also announced its custom audio chip dubbed MariSilicon Y. Both MariSilicon X and Y arguably showed promise and capabilities that could have been improved further.
Additionally, the global economy has been experiencing significant uncertainty and instability. Which may have made it difficult for Oppo to invest the necessary resources into developing and maintaining its custom chip.
Oppo doesn’t actually have any valid reason to discontinue MariSilicon. For example, the recent Oppo Find X6 combined Hassleblad’s color science with the dedicated Marisilicon NPU to deliver noteworthy picture quality, especially in low light. The chipset also resulted in excellent 4K video quality.
Ultimately, it’s important to trust that Oppo has made this decision for valid reasons, and to wait and see what new developments they may have in store for their flagship phones.
Oppo suggests that this change won’t affect the existing phones with MariSilicon X. New route Oppo takes for enhanced imaging on its flagship Find X phones. We await further updates on this. So what do you think on this?