Mediatek has unveiled world's first true octa-core processor for smartphones.
Till now the octa-core SoC used by Samsung uses big.LITTLE implementation in which only four out of 8 cores are active at a time. But Mediatek's upcoming SoC will use all eight cores at once for balanced performance and power efficiency.
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Mediatek has not unveiled the specifications for the processor yet, but it will use Cortex A7 architecture with clock speeds ranging from 1.7 to 2GHz.
One might think that the Cortex A15 quad-core will easily beat the octa core Cortex A7 chip, but it came as a surprise when the Mediatek chip beat the Snapdragon 800 in AnTuTu benchmark screenshot leaked recently, scoring 29,600.
All apps may not benefit from the true octa-core processing power yet as they are not highly multithreaded, but the Mediatek octa-core will have lower battery consumption and cheaper price which is great for consumers.
The launch date of the new chip is not yet announced.
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Till now the octa-core SoC used by Samsung uses big.LITTLE implementation in which only four out of 8 cores are active at a time. But Mediatek's upcoming SoC will use all eight cores at once for balanced performance and power efficiency.
Features -
- Advanced web browsing: With the unique ability to allocate individual browser tabs to CPU cores, MediaTek True Octa-Core allows for a faster, more stable web browsing experiences.
- Smoother user interfaces: With the ability to delegate user inputs to individual cores and render 3D effects more smoothly, the functionality and appearance of user interfaces in both applications and operating systems are significantly enhanced.
- Superior gaming experiences: The advanced multi-threaded programming deployed in the MediaTek True Octa-Core, enables different sequences to be allocated to different cores, delivering enhanced video frame-rate processing and exceptionally low-latency gaming experiences.
- Efficient video playback: When on decoding mode, the battery used for decoding HEVC (H.265) FHD video can be reduced by up to 18 percent compared to current quad-core solutions. While on display mode, MediaTek True Octa-Core provides users 20 percent more frames.
Mediatek has not unveiled the specifications for the processor yet, but it will use Cortex A7 architecture with clock speeds ranging from 1.7 to 2GHz.
One might think that the Cortex A15 quad-core will easily beat the octa core Cortex A7 chip, but it came as a surprise when the Mediatek chip beat the Snapdragon 800 in AnTuTu benchmark screenshot leaked recently, scoring 29,600.
All apps may not benefit from the true octa-core processing power yet as they are not highly multithreaded, but the Mediatek octa-core will have lower battery consumption and cheaper price which is great for consumers.
The launch date of the new chip is not yet announced.
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