MediaTek has two new system-ons with Dimensity 1100 and Dimensity 1200 -Chip (SoC) presented for upcoming 5G smartphones. These chips are being produced for the first time for the Dimensity series using 6 nanometer technology. That lowers your electricity consumption. So far, Dimensity SoC have come from 7 nm production.

New CPU -Cores with old graphics unit Both new mobile phone chips use the currently most powerful ARM Cortex-A 78 – processor cores, but in different forms. The Dimensity 1200 uses a 1-3-4 architecture with four energy-efficient Cortex-A 55 cores, three Cortex-A 78 cores with up to 2.6 GHz and another A 78 core for a maximum of 3.0 GHz and twice the cache. According to the manufacturer, the Dimensity 1200 should be up to 22 percent higher CPU performance with simultaneously 25 percent better energy efficiency than the previous generation.

The Dimensity 1100 uses the conventional 4 + 4 architecture with four energy-efficient Cortex-A 55 – Cores and four Cortex-A 78 – high-end cores. Compared to its direct predecessor, the Dimensity 888 SoC, MediaTek only has the Cortex A 77 exchanged for the new A 78.

Interestingly, MediaTek takes over the integrated Mali G graphics unit 77 instead of the new Mali in both new SoCs G 78. The Mali-G 77, which was introduced in May of last year, is said to be per square millimeter of chip area 15 bring percent more 3D performance than the previous Mali G 77.

Both new chipsets continue to support LPDDR4X main memory with capacities of up to 16 GByte. LPDDR5 is already available and is also supported by high-end chips such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 77, but LPDDR4 components are cheaper and only a little slower.

More megapixels, Chinese cell phones in preparation The Dimensity 1200 Chip enables image recording of up to 168 megapixels, while the dimensity 1100 with only one camera limited to 108 megapixels. This is an upgrade compared to its predecessor Dimensity 1000, the 80 Megapixel delivers. In the dual camera configuration, however, it remains at a maximum of 32 plus 16 Megapixels. In addition, both new SoCs support image recordings with optimization through artificial intelligence, for example for panoramic images at night and for bokeh effects with a blurred background.

Both Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 smartphone displays with up to 2520 x 1080 control pixels. Dimensity 1200 enables refresh rates of a maximum of 168 Hz and with Dimensity 1100 it is up to 144 Hz. Manufacturers like the According to MediaTek, Chinese companies Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and realme are already interested in Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 stated. The first smartphones with the new SoC should hit the market in March or April.

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