MediaTek has confirmed that it will be unveiling its first 5G chipset at its annual Summit event on 26 November. According to Mediatek’s website, the upcoming MT6885Z chipset is based on the Helio M70 modem that supports 5G capabilities and is built on the 7nm die lithography. Additionally, the chipset features the ARM Cortex-A77 CPU and Mali-G77 GPU.
Aside from that, the new chipset is also expected to support 4K video encoding and decoding at 60 fps, as well as the capability to work with smartphone camera sensors of up to 80MP resolution. All on the aforementioned 7nm FinFET process. Allegedly the MT6885 is already in mass production and should start shipping to manufacturers in Q1 2020.
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The company will also bring out an aggressively positioned mid-range 5G capable processor in the MT6873, one of the first of it’s kind, though it’s only expected to enter mass production only in the second quarter of 2020. It may even be more efficient than other competitors, as MediaTek may be planning to utilize TSMC’s upcoming 6nm manufacturing node.
Prior to this, the company had also debuted two other chips to its line-up earlier this year: the gaming-focused Helio G90, and the mid-range Helio P65 SoC. It is also rumored that Redmi is working on a 5G smartphone powered by MediaTek’s chipset which isn’t surprising given that the Xiaomi sub-brand opted for Helio G90T chipset for its Redmi Note 8 Pro.
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