Earlier this year, MediaTek announced its first 5G flagship chipset simply called as the MediaTek 5G SoC. This chip is expected to make way for affordable 5G smartphones in the market. Now Digitimes reports that this chip could start shipping in Q4 2019.
MediaTek was earlier reported to have started delivering samples of its 5G chip in Q3 2019. Mass production and shipping were said to begin only by the first quarter of 2020. But today’s report says that the shipping will kick off early, by the end of this year. This report comes alongside another Digitimes report which said that OPPO and Vivo are preponing the release of their respective 5G handsets. However, we aren’t sure whether the two sister brands will use this MediaTek 5G chipset.
According to a known blogger in China, MediaTek’s 5G solution is actually cheaper than the upcoming Qualcomm SM7250 5G integrated mid-range SoC. Qualcomm’s chip is reportedly priced around $60-70 in comparison to MediaTek MT885’s $40-50 pricing. Alongside these two chipmakers, Samsung will also join the mid-range 5G party later this year in partnership with Vivo.
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