Umidigi never misses any chance to impress the fans with affordable yet powerful smartphones. Along with the compelling display design faring better than the Huawei P40, the Umidigi S5 Pro features powerful Helio G90T SoC, 6,39-inch AMOLED display, improved matrix camera, and much more.  The smartphone comes with a 3D curved glass panel on the rear giving premium look. It will start retailing for under $300 in May.

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After several leaks, The Umidigi S5 Pro smartphone is finally here with compelling hardware specifications including a pop-up selfie camera, 256GB internal storage, and FHD+ AMOLED display at a competitive price of under $300. The smartphone houses a MediaTek Helio G90T SoC coupled with an octa-core processor and ARM Mali-G76 3EEMC4 GPU. The smartphone can easily handle graphics-intensive tasks and can provide blazingly smooth experience while playing games such as PUBG and Fornite.

The liquid cooling system is efficient enough to provide lag-free performance for longer periods and under high temperatures. Umidigi S5 Pro will never compensate for performance as the cooling system will regulate the temperature.

Umidigi S5 Pro comes with a 6GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. It houses a nig 4680 mAh battery with 18W fast charging. Moreover, users can make contactless payments using Google Pay or any other payments app via NFC.

The smartphone carries a beautiful notch-less 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Its display is efficient enough to provide A pop-up selfie camera that will encase a 16-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture.

There’s a quad rear camera module with a 48-megapixel primary camera for high-quality photos. Other sensors include a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, a 5-megapixel macro lens, and a 5-megapixel depth lens. Umidigi S5 Pro includes a tweaked camera app with more features to capture detailed photos.

Umidigi S5 Pro Specs Overview

• Screen: 6.39″ FHD+ AMOLED Ultra FullView Display
• CPU: MediaTek, Helio G90T, 2 x A76 2.05GHz large core, 6 x A55 2.0GHz
• RAM: 6GB, LPDDR4x dual-channel
• Storage: 256GB, UFS 2.1
• Camera Rear: 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
• Camera Front: 16 MP
• Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C
• Sensors: In-Screen Fingerprint Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Electronic Compass
• Colors: Ocean Blue, Cosmic Black

Umidigi has added a 3D curved glass panel on the back giving a more premium look. The smartphone is available in two color options of Ocean Blue and Cosmic Black. The pricing and other details about its availability are not yet out, but it will be made available under $300 in May. The company has already listed the device on Aliexpress, where you can add it to the cart.

Moreover, the users can get it for free as Umidigi is giving away 10 units of S5 Pro. IN order to join the giveaway, visit the Umidigi’s official website.

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Xiaomi’s recently launched Redmi Note 8 Pro is different than its predecessors in one major department. The company decided to use a MediaTek processor instead of the tried and tested Qualcomm processor. This could be a considerable gamble for Xiaomi but MediaTek India MD, Anku Jain, believes that the phone will help change the perception of consumers about the chipmaker.

“Once the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes out, and users see the great features and performance it delivers I think the mindset will change and the phone will do well in India as well, similar to China,” said Anku Jain while talking to India Today Tech recently. He believes that the MediaTek Helio G90T gaming-centric processor inside the Redmi Note 8 Pro will change the whole game for Xiaomi as well as MediaTek.

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Is MediaTek Helio G90T really that good?

On paper, the G90T is a significant upgrade as compared to the Snapdragon 675 found inside the best-selling Redmi Note 7 Pro. In fact, it’s a gaming-centric processor that’s comparable to Qualcomm’s own Snapdragon 730G gaming chipset. The chip comes with several premium features such as dual Wi-Fi + LTE connectivity and a powerful GPU. So it is definitely a massive upgrade as compared to the past Snapdragon processors inside the Redmi Note series models. For those who are interested, we have covered the MediaTek Helio G90T vs. Snapdragon 730G extensively in a previous post.

Interestingly, MediaTek’s collaboration with Xiaomi has been fruitful in the past. The budget Redmi 6A has been the best selling smartphone in India for the past three consecutive quarters. And the phone features a MediaTek Helio A22 processor inside.

But there’s a vast difference between the Redmi 6A and the Redmi Note 8 Pro. The latter is expected to be a powerhouse, and it needs to deliver on its promise of a powerful gaming experience.

Will it live up to the expectations of the users? Only time will tell. But for now, things look good. The Redmi Note 8 Pro has sold over 300,000 units in its first sale.

The Redmi Note 8 Pro is expected to launch in India sometime around October of this year.

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After a long time, MediaTek is finally back in the powerful chipsets segment. And its comeback is through a gaming-centric smartphone processor: the Helio G90T. The Redmi Note 8 Pro will be the first smartphone to be equipped with the new chipset. But it is not alone: even Qualcomm recently launched a mid-range chipset made specifically for gamers: it is the Snapdragon 730G and it is the most amazing Qualcomm chipset just below the Snapdragon 8xx series. Given that important phones are hitting the market with these two chipsets and that they are currently the only mobile processors made for gamers with a G in their name, we decided to make an in-depth specs comparison in order to let you know which one will provide the best gaming experience.

Helio G90T vs Snapdragon 730G

Qualcomm and MediaTek’s history with powerful SoCs

Qualcomm is currently the leader of mobile chipsets. The best Android flagships out there are powered by Qualcomm’s high-end chipset from the Snapdragon 8xx series. Due to Qualcomm’s domination, MediaTek was forced to exit the high-end mobile processor segment in 2017, after releasing the Helio X30. And now it is trying to come back again with the Helio G90T. So it has to face a lot of prejudices and it is in a disadvantaged position compared to Qualcomm.

MediaTek Helio G90T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Specs Comparison

Helio G90T vs Snapdragon 730G: Benchmark scores

According to leaked AnTuTu tests, MediaTek Helio G90T  reached a total score of 281,033 points. That is simply amazing and it is very close to flagship chipsets. Further, it is a way better result than Snapdragon 730G which just reached 220,000 points. However, this does not mean that Helio G90T will be better for gaming.

The Adreno 618 GPU on board of the Snapdragon 730G scored 66,398 points on AnTuTu, while Helio G90T scored 79,755 points: we got the answer. According to benchmarks, Helio G90T has better performance than its rival even in its graphic performances. And note that Snapdragon 730G already has 15 percent better graphics performance than Snapdragon 710! However, despite being incredibly powerful and gaming-centric chipsets, both Snapdragon 730G and Helio G90T remain midrange processors. Indeed, you can get better performances in both gaming, daily use and multi-tasking with Snapdragon SoCs from the new 800 series.

Power efficiency: will the battery last longer?

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G is built at 8 nm: a very efficient production process which reduces energy consumption significantly. So it will be a very efficient SoC and it should help batteries last long on a single charge. On the other hand, MediaTek Helio G90T is built at 12 nm, which isn’t a very efficient process. So the Helio G90T will boast amazing performances, but it will not be very efficient.

Redmi’s Lu Weibing said the Helio G90T is even less power efficient than Snapdragon 710 by around 10 percent. That is why Xiaomi opted for a bigger battery on the Redmi Note 8 Pro.

MediaTek’s reputation: should you trust it and give it a chance?

I saw a lot of people saying that they will not buy the Redmi Note 8 Pro because it is powered by a MediaTek chipset. After the excellent success garnered by Qualcomm and the poor performances of some old MediaTek chipsets, a lot of people have lost their trust in MediaTek. This is also why it was forced to exit the high-end chipsets segment.

But now we think MediaTek is releasing a lot of interesting processors, including the Helio G90T. This chipset is far from being the best out there, especially for its energy consumption, but we believe it is worth giving a chance to MediaTek due to the very promising specifications of this chipsets as well as its value for money.

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Is MediaTek finally better than Qualcomm?

According to benchmarks, the new Helio G90T chipset by MediaTek is way more powerful than the Snapdragon 730G. But this is not enough to say that MediaTek has released a better chipset than every mid-range SoC by Qualcomm.

And we say it essentially for two reasons: first, benchmarks are not the only indicator to measure the overall performance of a chipset. There are other factors too like its performance in long gaming sessions, stability, and energy consumption. Further, the Snapdragon 730G will be a lot more efficient than Helio G90T, so batteries will last longer. Only after trying both of them on well-optimized devices, will we be finally able to tell you whether or not MediaTek did a better job than Qualcomm.

MediaTek Helio G90T

PROS

• Potentially better CPU
• Potentially better GPU
• Better overall performance
• Affordable

CONS

• 12 nm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

PROS

• More efficient
• Better connectivity
• Better camera support

CONS

• Potentially lower performance

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Redmi is gearing up to launch its next-generation Note series smartphones — Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro on 29th August. The company has already confirmed that the phone will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G90T chipset, which is focused on gaming users.

The company has already revealed some of the features of the upcoming devices and today, Redmi has revealed one of the major features that will be present on the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone — Liquid Cooling.

Yes, the Redmi Note 8 Pro will come with liquid cooling support, enabling users to play games for a longer duration without worrying about the heating issues. This makes sense given that the phone is powered by a gaming-centric chipset.

Earlier today, Redmi brand’s General Manager Lu Weibing shared AnTuTu score of the Redmi Note 8 Pro powered by Helio G90T chipset, which beats Snapdragon 710 SoC but ranks a bit lower when compared to Kirin 810 chipset.

The 12nm Helio G90T includes two Cortex-A76 cores working at 2.05 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores working at 2GHz. It includes ARM Mali G76 graphics that clocks at 800MHz and it carries support 21:9 aspect ratio display, 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10 standard, up to 10 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage.

The Helio G90 series of chipsets support HyperEngine for improved connectivity between a smartphone and a cellular network. There is Dual Wi-Fi connection support that allows the phone to connect to two Wi-Fi networks at the same time. Its other features include Call and Data Concurrency, Resource Management Engine and a Picture Quality Engine.

The company has already confirmed Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 64-megapixel lens as the primary unit in the quad-camera setup of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. The camera sensors will be placed vertically with three camera sensors followed by a fingerprint reader. Alongside, there’s an LED flash and the fourth camera sensor.

In terms of design, the phone could be sporting a rear design that is quite similar to the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones. The phone will be equipped with features like NFC and IR Blaster and the battery will support 18W fast charging.

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Xiaomi’s Vice President and Redmi brand’s General Manager Lu Weibing has announced that the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone will be powered by MediaTek’s recently announced gaming-centric Helio G90T chipset.

He has also revealed the AnTuTu benchmark score of the upcoming Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone powered by the Helio G90T. The device scores 283,333 points, which is higher than the score of 214,739 achieved by the Snapdragon 710.

The 12nm Helio G90T includes two Cortex-A76 cores working at 2.05 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores working at 2GHz. It includes ARM Mali G76 graphics that clocks at 800MHz and it carries support 21:9 aspect ratio display, 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10 standard, up to 10 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage.

The Helio G90 series of chipsets support HyperEngine for improved connectivity between a smartphone and a cellular network. There is Dual Wi-Fi connection support that allows the phone to connect to two Wi-Fi networks at the same time. Its other features include Call and Data Concurrency, Resource Management Engine and a Picture Quality Engine.

It has already been confirmed that the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be featuring the Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 64-megapixel lens as the primary unit in its quad-camera setup. The camera sensors will be placed vertically with three camera sensors followed by a fingerprint reader. Alongside, there’s an LED flash and the fourth camera sensor.

In terms of design, the phone could be sporting a rear design that is quite similar to the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones. The phone will be equipped with features like NFC and IR Blaster and the battery will support 18W fast charging.

The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones are all set to get launched in China at a launch event on 29th August. This is the same event where the company will also launch its 70-inch Redmi TV.

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Taiwanese fabless chip manufacturer MediaTek earlier today announced its first game-centric mobile chipsets, the Helio G90 and Helio G90T. The Helio G90 may have just been benchmarked. AnTuTu claims it spotted a device with the model “k85v1_64” on its database. The specifications fit the Helio G90 which MediaTek just released. Details shared include Cortex A76 CPU core architecture, clocked at 2GHz. The GPU is given as Mali-G76.

The MediaTek Helio G90 chipset is touted to be the most powerful product MediaTek has at the moment with the total benchmark score put at 222,282 points. This is slightly higher than the score of the Snapdragon 730 chipset. But it is slightly lower than Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin 810 SoC’s benchmark score.

As a reminder, Kirin 810 scores a total of 237437 points on AnTuTu while the Snapdragon 730 scored 210052 points. The differences are in aspects such as CPU, GPU, UX and MEM. The G90 has a CPU score of 83,145 points, GPU- 67629 points, UX- 57247 points and MEM- 14261 points. The Kirin 810 performed better in all aspects but the Snapdragon 730 does better in some aspects only. MediaTek Helio G90 has a higher UX score (50,743 for the SD730), a better MEM score (13844 for the SD730) and a better GPU score (58,149 for the SD730). Surprisingly, the Snapdragon 730 pulled a better CPU score of 87,316 points.

However, the differences in their scores are not so significant. So, the three chipsets are basically in the same performance range.

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