MediaTek, one of the most popular mobile chipmaker, has confirmed that it is hosting a launch event on 20th January where a new chipset under its Dimensity lineup will be announced. The company has set the theme of “Sensation” for the event where it will unveil new products with superior technology and upgraded experiences.
This seems to be in line with the previous leak from ‘Digital Chat Station’ that MediTek is likely to launch a new chipset, MT689x in mid-January, which will be the company’s first chipset to be manufactured using a 6nm process.
As per the reports, there are two new Dimensity chipsets coming, manufactured using 5nm or 6nm process. One of them is MT6893 which uses ARM Cortex-A78 core and the main core has the highest frequency of 3.0GHz.
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It could come with Mali G77 GPU for graphics processing. Reports also indicate that the upcoming MediaTek chipset will have the same design configuration as the Samsung Exynos 1080, which powers the newly launched Vivo X60 lineup.
For those who are unaware, the MediaTek Dimensity series of smartphone processors come with support for 5G communication technology. So far, the company has launched a few models in this lineup, ranging from budget to premium mid-range offerings.
Thanks to the booming sales, MediaTek became the third-largest customer of chip manufacturer TSMC. Recently, the company was also named as the leading vendor for smartphone chipsets in Q3 2020, dethroning Qualcomm.
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