MediaTek is usually known for powering cheap devices, but the company has been building up some really good high-end chipsets too and, finally, it sounds like one of those chips will power a “premium” Android phone in the US market.
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Google Pixel is coming off of its best-selling year to date, but according to one report, Google shipped fewer Tensor chips in Q4 2023.
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MediaTek just announced the Dimensity 8300 – an SoC for midrange Android devices with a ton of potential.
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MediaTek is building out a stronger connectivity portfolio with its new Wi-Fi 7 5G solutions that deliver higher speeds with more efficiency.
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Meta is looking to expand on what AR smart glasses could actually accomplish, and a new partnership with MediaTek proves that the company is taking it seriously.
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Just weeks after Qualcomm announced its flagship SoC for the upcoming year, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 steps into the light. The new chipset is packed with four Cortex X4 processors that should provide some serious mobile power.
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MediaTek is gearing up to release the next flagship SoC in its lineup – the Dimensity 9300. The chip is set to compete with Snapdragon’s upcoming 8 Gen 3 and offerings from Exynos for another year.
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MediaTek has finally developed its first chip on the 3nm process through TSMC. That new processor brings significant improvements in speed and efficiency and should be available in devices starting 2024.
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MediaTek has been making a big push to make a splash in the flagship smartphone market, and it seems the next step on that journey is a new GPU from none other than Nvidia.
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MediaTek’s Dimensity series of smartphone chips has delivered on some killer performance over the past few years, and now the company is launching the Dimensity 9200+, a faster version of its flagship chipset.
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The chip market for Android’s flagship smartphones is about to get a new option, as MediaTek has confirmed a May 10 launch for a new “Dimensity 9200+” chip.
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Satellite connectivity is going to be commonplace in many future smartphones, but as of today, it’s really only in Apple’s iPhone 14 series. But for an affordable price, the Motorola Defy Satellite Link adds this valuable connectivity to existing Android and iOS smartphones via Bluetooth.
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Satellite connectivity has been a big deal in the smartphone industry in 2023, with Qualcomm announcing “Snapdragon Satellite” for smartphones in January and Samsung debuting its take on the tech for Exynos chips. Now, MediaTek is laying out its plans for satellite connectivity, which will show up in actual devices quite soon.
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MediaTek’s bread and butter is on the more affordable end of the spectrum, and the company is today launching its new Dimensity 7200 chipset, which is built on a 4nm process and will make its debut in the next month.
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After debuting its flagship Dimensity 9200 last month, MediaTek has this week announced the Dimensity 8200 with a more affordable, but still strong, offering for Android phones.
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A major security leak has led to the creation of “trusted” malware apps that can gain access to the entire Android operating system on devices from Samsung, LG, and others.
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Qualcomm has always dominated the high-end smartphone space, but that’s slowly changing. MediaTek this week unveiled its Dimensity 9200 SoC for high-end Android phones, which appears to be a very strong option, but it’s happening as Google is also pushing its Samsung-produced Tensor chip forward. Could MediaTek turn out to be the better partner for Google?
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Google has been moving Android to a future that’s 64-bit only for years, but it’s been a slow process. After the Pixel 7 blocked installation of 32-bit apps last month, MediaTek has partially dropped hardware support for 32-bit on the Dimensity 9200, pushing Android one step closer to a 64-bit-only future.
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While Intel and AMD rule the premium laptop sector on ChromeOS, MediaTek has shown time and time again to be a pretty solid choice for entry-level Chromebooks. This week, MediaTek is announcing the Kompanio 520 and 528 chips, which improve display support among other things for affordable Chromebooks.
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MediaTek has just debuted its latest flagship chip and set the bar for 2023 Android phones. The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 delivers Arm’s new Cortex X3 CPU, Immortalis GPU, and the company’s first flagship chip with mmWave 5G support.
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MediaTek isn’t the first name most folks think of when it comes to a powerful mobile chip, but the brand seems determined to change that. This week, a leaked benchmark of the MediaTek Dimensity 9200, a sequel to last years Dimensity 9000, shows a beastly GPU that tops the charts.
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Last year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9000 as a flagship chipset to give Qualcomm a run for its money. Now, the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ is giving that chip a mid-cycle refresh with slight improvements. Here’s what’s new.
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MediaTek was once known for being the go-to choice for super-cheap Android phones, but the company has been changing that reputation in recent years. This week, MediaTek is announcing the Dimensirty 1050, its first chip with mmWave 5G, as well as some other chips.
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Samsung’s Fan Edition series was a hit on debut, and while the latest model was delayed heavily, it still turned out to be a great device. Now, it seems the series is set for another shake-up, with the Galaxy S22 FE rumored to use a chipset from MediaTek, a choice that might even expand to the Galaxy S23 later.
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