News & Reviews:   6nm chipset

The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 chipset has been officially announced. Built on a 6nm fabrication process, the chipset utilizes 4 Cortex-A78 cores and 4 Cortex-A55 cores. The Cortex-A78 cores actually consist of 1 3Ghz Super Core and 3 2.6Ghz Performance Cores for that jump in performance when you need it.

Earlier in January, it was rumoured that Xiaomi would be launching a Redmi gaming smartphone this year that comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset. Today, the President of Xiaomi Group China and CEO of Redmi Lu Weibing teases that the device will be arriving this month.

Today, MediaTek has announced its first 6nm chipsets that are the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. Comparing both, the Dimensity 1200 is more of a flagship chipset from the manufacturer while the Dimensity 1100 targets the affordable premium 5G smartphone sector. The chipsets will debut in smartphones by the end of March this year.

Other than launching their latest flagship chipset soon, Qualcomm is also ready to unveil the Snapdragon 775G on the same stage as well. The Snapdragon 775G will be the successor of the Snapdragon 765G which powers several upper mid-range smartphones like the OnePlus Nord and LG Velvet.