News & Reviews:   MediaTek

Cheating on benchmarks isn't anything new, but it's usually something that individual devices or brands do. However, with how much importance is placed on benchmarks to determine whether a device is good, even chipmakers have decided to cheat. Recently, MediaTek was found including software that allows its chipsets to cheat on benchmarks.

Samsung, as well as MediaTek, has recently unveiled the world’s first 8K TV which supports the new Wi-Fi 6 standard that allows it to smoothly stream 8K content. This is due to the fact that the aforementioned TV comes equipped with MediaTek’s custom Wi-Fi 6 chipset, which is compatible with the new Wi-Fi standard.

If you’ve been following the news of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), you must’ve known a lot of companies are pulling themselves out in a concern of health and safety issues. The virus outbreak not only has affected thousands of people, but it has also taken away many lives as well. Therefore, many companies think that skipping the MWC 2020 would be a wise choice, including vivo, Intel, Mediatek, TCL and more.

When it comes to smartphones that won’t break the bank, Redmi must be one of the brands that will come to your mind. Xiaomi's sub-brand is constantly delivering powerful mid-range smartphones to us with the price that can get as low as an entry-level smartphone. Now, the next generation of powerful and affordable devices from Redmi might arrive soon, which could be the Redmi Note 9 series.

When MediaTek launched the Helio G90 chipset in July last year, its intention was to deliver higher levels of performance for mobile games in affordable mid-range devices. It was relatively successful in that sense so the company announced that it will be making more gaming chipsets this year, which have now been revealed to be the Helio G70 and G80 chipsets to its portfolio.

When it comes to gaming smartphones, their prices can be quite high sometimes depends on what brand you’re getting from. If you’re looking for a gaming smartphone that comes with a really affordable price tag, you might need to wait for a while as MediaTek is planning to bring gaming chipset to even cheaper phones.

Mid-range smartphones are about to get a powerful chipset next year, with MediaTek announcing a new one. Previously, we have posted the news on how we can expect 5G MediaTek chipsets to appear within Q1 2020. But during a press conference recently when the Dimensity 800 chipset was introduced, the company has confirmed that there will be a demo for it at next year's Consumer Electronics Show.

While Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 seems set to dominate flagship models for 2020, Samsung is looking towards MediaTek for its more affordable phones. MediaTek recently launched its new 5G-capable chipsets, which will probably feature in upcoming devices from Chinese manufacturers and now sources claim that Samsung may be looking into it.

Based on a statement by MediaTek CEO Cai Lixiang, the MediaTek’s 5G chipset will most likely be launched in Q1 2020 and we can expect smartphones released around January and March 2020 to come equipped with it. But that’s not all, MediaTek has also announced that MediaTek will be launching a 5G-capable chipset for mid-range and low-end smartphones as well.

When it comes to smartphone chipsets, MediaTek does not get the same recognition as Qualcomm by the fans, even though the former has improved over the years (and nobody listens). To provide future smartphone brands with good stuff, MediaTek has just recently announced a two new gaming-centric SoCs - the Helio G90 and G90T.