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Unisoc SC9863A
Eight Cortex-A55 cores on ancient 28nm - the chip inside countless $60 itel, Blackview and no-name Androids. Listed for honesty: this is the true floor of the smartphone market.
Pros
- As cheap as smartphone silicon gets
- Runs Android Go tolerably
- Powers genuinely accessible phones
Cons
- 28nm process from another decade
- Slow at every single task
- IMG GE8322 barely renders
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Unisoc SC9863A
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 28 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 5 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 + 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 1.6 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR GE8322
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR3-933
- Max bandwidth
- 7.5 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated LTE Cat-4
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 4
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
Media
- Max display
- HD+ @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 1080p@30fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 196Bottom 4%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 830Bottom 4%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 60Bottom 2%
Devices with the Unisoc SC9863A
10 devices in our catalog use this chip
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Quick answers
Is the Unisoc SC9863A good in 2026?
The Unisoc SC9863A earns an Inno Score of 25.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Eight Cortex-A55 cores on ancient 28nm - the chip inside countless $60 itel, Blackview and no-name Androids. Listed for honesty: this is the true floor of the smartphone market.
Which devices use the Unisoc SC9863A?
10 devices in our catalog use the Unisoc SC9863A: nubia Music, Meizu mblu 22, Lava Smart 4 Plus, Lava Smart 4, Cubot A1, and more.
What are the key specs of the Unisoc SC9863A?
Cores: 8 · Process: 28 nm · GPU: IMG PowerVR GE8322
What are the closest alternatives to the Unisoc SC9863A?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Helio G80, Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, MediaTek Helio G85 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
