The first beta of EMUI 9.1 for the Mate 20 arrives with improvements in performance and speed

  • EMUI 9.1 beta is now available for Huawei Mate 20 and variants.
  • Overall performance improvement with optimizations that increase speed and responsiveness.
  • Introduction of the new EROFS file system, increasing read and write speeds.
  • Implemented GPU Turbo 3.0 to improve the gaming experience on Huawei devices.

mate 20 emui 9.1

The EMUI 9.1 beta is here for the Huawei Mate 20! Also, of course, in all its variants, the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20X and the Mate 20 Pro RS Porsche Design. And it brings interesting news, we tell you the things it brings.

This beta is only available for phones with version 9.0.1 and that are phones not rooted. But keep in mind that once you have entered the beta you will not be able to go back to the previous version, so see if what the beta gives you is enough to embark on having it installed on your terminal. At the moment it is only available in China, but it will not take long to see it globally.

General performance improvement

The terms Beta performance improvement They are not usually related, since the betas are where the untested news are applied, and this can cause certain performance problems before being polished and prepared for the stable version of the system, but Huawei has surprised us with an overall performance improvement in its latest beta. This is because Huawei's ARK compiler, that is, the system architecture, has been modified and some optimizations have been applied to it to make the system run faster, and it works.

Anyway, this does not free you from being able to have certain problems or errors with the beta, that although it has recently been launched and nothing is known of any serious failure, we are not exempt from being able to have an error.

This improves the speed of system operation exponentially, specifically improves system performance by 24%, responsiveness by 44%, and third-party application processes by 60%. 

New file system

This is much more important than it may seem. Huawei has introduced EROFS, a new file system that increases speeds up to 20% compared to EXT4, the file system of Linux distributions, including Android.

That allows you to write and read much faster, that is, both using the phone and transferring files to a computer for example.

Turbo 3.0 GPU

GPU Turbo 3.0 is also implemented, which we already talked about when GPU Turbo added support for Fortnite. GPU Turbo is a graphics accelerator for when you play with your Huawei phone, and it works with different games, some of the most popular today.

It is clear that this update has been very based on improving the speed of the system, so it is appreciated, and we hope to be able to enjoy these news in the stable version shortly.


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