Smartphones are limited by batteries and thermals, and they function optimum when specialist hardware does the heavy lifting, such as Oppo's MariSilicon X ISP and the new MariSilicon Y Bluetooth chip.

Obviously, these are only partial answers; a fully customised chipset is required for the greatest outcomes.

Obviously, these are only partial answers; a fully customised chipset is required for the greatest outcomes.

Ice Universe states that Oppo intends to launch its own smartphone chipset in 2024, which appears to match the company's current philosophy.

Ice Universe states that Oppo intends to launch its own smartphone chipset in 2024, which appears to match the company's current philosophy.

Allegedly, Oppo has employed thousands of employees to work on the project, although additional information is still lacking. 

Allegedly, Oppo has employed thousands of employees to work on the project, although additional information is still lacking. 

It will almost definitely be an ARM-based processor, with Cortex CPUs and Mali GPUs, and MariSilicon designs for the ISP and portions of wireless networking.

It will almost definitely be an ARM-based processor, with Cortex CPUs and Mali GPUs, and MariSilicon designs for the ISP and portions of wireless networking.