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TechStage | Guide: tablets for homeschooling and learning portals

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Regardless of whether it is a sofa tutor, the Studienkreis Online-Lernbibliotek or the school minator – learning portals can be a useful alternative to traditional tutoring for school children of all ages. We show the best tablets for it.

If the child is weak at school, there are several alternatives. In addition to personal initiative, this primarily includes follow-up sessions in learning groups such as the study group or individual tutoring, as offered by many older pupils or students. However, especially in times of epidemics, contacts with strangers must be restricted as far as possible, so traditional tutoring is usually ruled out.

What are learning portals? In addition to homeschooling (guide: PCs for homeschooling from 150 Euro) there are also digital solutions for tutoring in the form of learning portals. Depending on the provider, they usually offer help for grades 5 to 10, which is usually available in text and video form for several subjects. Some companies go far beyond this and have offers for all classes and types of school as well as most of the subjects offered at the various types of school.

Sometimes there are also educational games and, in most cases, exercises to check and consolidate what has been learned. In addition, some portals also offer personal support via chat, help with homework or complete individual lessons via video chat.

Providers such as Lernwerk, Schulinator or Studyhelp even offer their services free of charge, most others charge between 5 and 25 Euro. Free test phases or even some videos published on Youtube offer first insights into the type and quality of the offer. Payment is usually made for several months in advance or in an annual subscription, some providers even give a money-back guarantee in the event of a lack of learning success.

PC or tablet? A PC is not always necessary, a much cheaper Android tablet is easily sufficient for learning videos. However, some criteria should be met so that the tutoring is fun on the technical side. This is how we see tablets with a display size below 10 inch (approx. 25 cm) critical and also a display resolution of 1920 × 1080 Pixel should not be undershot for sufficiently sharp display. The devices should have at least a quad-core processor and 2, better 3 GB of RAM so that inputs can be implemented without waiting time and videos can be played smoothly. Internally is a memory size of 25 GByte or Larger is optimal, so that apps and videos can also find space in the memory and can be used without direct Internet access.

WLAN as Internet access should be sufficient in most cases, so parents can safely ignore expensive LTE modules. For young students, it may be worthwhile to use particularly robust, but hardly available, children’s or outdoor variants. Alternatively, there are protective covers or tablets for children. Amazon offers the kids edition of its Fire HD tablets for this purpose. Not only do they last longer, they also allow parents to access and block certain distracting factors such as the app store and in-app purchases. For certain subjects or advanced students, purchasing a tablet with pen control can also be helpful. This enables sketches or handwritten notes to be digitized quickly. The requirements of the individual providers or the school are usually revealed on their homepages.

Tablets for children The kids editions of Samsung and Amazon offer, as mentioned, special protective covers that are supposed to protect the tablet even when used in rough conditions and also offer various parenting functions such as restricting the available apps. Unfortunately, the RAM is a bit tight at 2 GB. They are more aimed at children who are not yet in secondary schools. However, they are sufficient for the use of normal learning portals. The Fire HD 10 in the Kids Edition (test report) we have already tested it.

Tablets For round 150 to 200 Euro get those interested with the current models Odys Space One 10 LTE , Lenovo Tab M 10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 three 10 – Customs tablets that are up-to-date and meet the minimum requirements required by us. The Odys model not only offers a lot of memory (4 / 49 GByte), but also an LTE module. This allows learning sessions – a corresponding LTE contract (Article: Unlimited data volume from 20 Euro) provided – in good weather also in the park or at least in the garden. Android 10 is already available from the factory – this is far from normal with tablets.

That shows something like this Lenovo Tab M 10 Plus , which is currently only Android 9 offers. The remaining specifications are marked with 4 / 64 GByte memory similar, only LTE does not exist. This is also the case with the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 so, also the memory is with 3 / 32 GByte slightly smaller. There are advantages for the chipset: The other two tablets also offer 8 cores, but Samsung uses a Snapdragon 662 that does not only delivers decent power, but also favors future updates and is less power hungry. Accordingly, auc h this model already has Android 10. With 10, 4 inches, the screen of the Samsung tablet is also the largest, this also applies to the battery with 7040 mAh.

We have other suitable tablets in our purchase advice: How many tablets do you need? sorted by price. The price scale is largely open at the top. If you don’t like Android, you should look around at iOS models, i.e. iPads. The cheapest current models are iPad Mini (test by Mac & i) and iPad (without name affix), they cost from 379 and 449 Euro. The larger and more modern models iPad Air (test by Max & i) and iPad Pro start at 649 and 879 euros. However, we would exclude the iPad Mini as a tablet for homeschooling because of the display size of only 7.9 inches.

Tablet with pen Tablets with additional pen control are available in a handful, current and Currently, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite . It not only offers advantages in terms of design and installation depth, but also a stylus with suitable software and more memory.

Stylus A stylus can be helpful to make drawings or handwritten notes directly on the tablet. With some models, such digital pens are already included from We rk, while others are prepared for operation, but the pen must be purchased separately. Such models are about d as Apple iPad ( from 6th generation) , iPad Mini (from 5th generation), iPad Air (from 3rd generation) or the iPad Pro , here the pens cost between 90 and 120 Euro.

Simple capacitive pins without egg Genetic power sources are much cheaper, they b e start at a few cents. They work on any device with a capacitive touchscreen and usually have a thick, soft rubber tip . So that become they recognized as finger replacement on current touchscreens . Special pens with rechargeable batteries or batteries, however, have a thin , mostly exchangeable Tip, which also recognize different pressure levels and often buttons for additional options (such as “erase” when Hold down ) bid. With them the handling is much more similar to a normal pen on paper than with the former Pens. Examples of high-quality tablet pens are Samsung’s S-Pen or Apple’s Pencil. In our guide to pens for the iPad we show cheaper alternatives to the Apple Pencil.

Additional accessories As with the PC, there are also peripheral devices for tablets. They are not absolutely necessary, but make everyday life easier.

Headsets If you want to concentrate on your work or if you have to understand everything in the video call despite the poor sound quality of your conversation partner, you should consider purchasing a headset. Many tablets also offer a 3.5 millimeter jack connection so that the cable headset from the smartphone can also be used in an emergency. Wireless headsets that are connected via Bluetooth are more practical and usually also of higher quality. Headphones with active noise suppression in particular (best list ANC headphones) can even promote concentration as they minimize external distraction.

Due to the design, over-ear headsets are best. They cover the whole ear, are usually still comfortable when worn for a long time and already shield something from the environment. They are also available with and without cables and also with ANC. The advantage of wired headsets: You do not have batteries that are always empty exactly when they are needed. But they are less flexible and the mandatory cable always hangs in the way.

Tablet stand and cover One advantage of tablets is their flexibility by comparatively low weight and size. However, if the children are to follow the learning video and complete test tasks, the device must be stable can be found. That works either with separate stands, Book c overn or equal to a keyboard cover. Stands are self-explanatory: They are external rne constructions that only serve the purpose of placing a tablet more or less straight in front of you on the table. A book cover protects the tablet during transport, thanks to the flexible cover usually also the display. In addition, the device can also be set up in front of you on the table, often there are even different adjustable angles.

Keyboards Thanks to Bluetooth, a keyboard can be wirelessly connected to any tablet, regardless of whether it is Android, iOS or Windows. You have a wide choice. This ranges from simple, classic keyboards to those that are extremely flat to ultra-compact TKL keyboards with mechanical switches. More on this in our keyboards guide: Mechanical, rubber dome or TKL? or multimedia keyboards for Smart TVs and Media PCs.

The keyboard or keyboard c over added to Bookcover another mechanical full keyboard, which connects to the tablet via Bluetooth. Especially when longer texts are to be written on the device s , is a mechanical keyboard significantly better than the onscreen cords of the T ablets. For home Bluetooth keyboards without a protective function are usually sufficient.

Mice What applies to a laptop is no different for a tablet: touchscreen and / or touchpad Operation is okay, mouse control is often more ergonomic in the long run. Since most tablets lack the large USB-A ports, mice with USB C (or adapter) or Bluetooth mice are required. With a keyboard and mouse, a cheap tablet almost becomes a real office PC, but for the sake of simplicity, users can simply leave the accessories at home for on the go. So you always have the best of both worlds at hand.

Conclusion It doesn’t always have to be a full-fledged PC, even comparatively cheap tablets can help improve school success. In addition to the appropriate learning portal, parents should also keep an eye on the right hardware – if you set too low, you may buy a new one after a short time.

Should it be a new PC for homeschooling? Then we have the right tips and recommendations in this article.

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MediaTek has new high-end chips for 5G smartphones

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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What is the smoothest smartphone of 2020? This is revealed by the ranking of Master Lu

The well-known benchmark site Master Lu published a ranking of the most fluid smartphones of 2020. Many surprises and many improvements for Android. Xiaomi and OPPO dominate while Huawei falls.

by Lorenzo Tirotta published 20 January 2021 , at 20: 01 in the Telephony channel

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An interesting ranking drawn up by benchmark platform reveals which were the smartphones more fluid and responsive than the 2020 . Studies are based on various parameters such as refresh rate , display quality, the memory available and the user interface implemented on the smartphone. The set of these parameters is then compared using special benchmarks which in the end return a total score.

Xiaomi domain, Huawei loses shots

Leading the general classification is the Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition, in the West known as Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra . The device has achieved a record score for Android of 202 , 72 average points, exceeding the threshold of 200 points. The success of Mi 10 Ultra is linked to its top-of-the-range specifications: the display is an AMOLED with Full HD + resolution, but above all it enjoys a refresh rate at 120 Hz . RAM of type LPDDR5 and storage UFS 3.1 participate in the great work of optimization of MIUI 12 by Xiaomi, which led its flagship at the top of the chart.

In second position we find another Xiaomi, the Redmi K 30 S Extreme Commemorative Edition with a total score of 201, 69 . This smartphone was distributed exclusively within Chinese borders, but from the technical specifications presented it can be considered a rebrand of Xiaomi Mi 10 T, also arrived in Italy. In third place faces OPPO with his Find X2 Pro with 198, 88 points . Huawei ranks only at sixth and at eighth place, respectively with Mate 40 Pro and P 40 Pro . Surprise also for the gaming phone Nubia Red Magic 5S which is placed at fourth place . At the end of the list we find the IQOO Neo3 with its display at 144 Hz .

TechStage | Chargers for iPhone & iPad: Faster & better from 20 euros

Beginning Power Delivery Cable Charger Qi charger Conclusion Comments by Matthias / / 20. 01. 2021 18: 07 Clock

If you want to charge your iPhone and iPad quickly, you need the right combination of power adapter and cable. We show good and cheap alternatives to expensive Apple accessories.

Whoever one of the iPhone – 12 – models, must also invest in a power supply or use an old one. For the first time Apple does not include a charger, allegedly for environmental reasons. However, many suspect that Apple is simply interested in maximizing profits. In order to achieve the maximum loading speed, there are a few points to consider. There are also alternatives to the original Apple accessories, which are technically very good, more compact and even cheaper.

By “fast charging” Apple understands that, for example, an empty iPhone battery in 30 minutes on 50% is charged. To switch to fast charge mode, the iPhone needs – 12 – Row a power supply unit with at least 20 Watt. Older iPhones from iPhone 8 onwards require a power supply unit with at least 18 Watt. The following iPad models charge with a charger with at least 18 Watt fast:

iPad Pro 12, 9 ″ (1st generation and newer) iPad Pro 11″(1. Generation and newer) iPad Pro (10, 5 ″) iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad mini (5th generation) 20 Watts may be a lot in the Apple cosmos. Users of some Android devices can only smile mildly here. For example, from 500 euros available Oppo Reno 4 Pro (review), Oppo Find X2 Pro (review) and Realme X 50 Pro 5G (test report) with up to 65 Watt.

Power Delivery Buyers should definitely pay attention to the free charging standard Power Delivery with their new charger. It is absolutely necessary for Apple devices to switch to fast charging mode. But not only iOS, but also many Android devices support the Power Delivery fast charging standard. Apple itself refers to the fast charging standard simply as “fast charging for iPhone”. Manufacturers of devices with Android operating systems often use the term USB-PD.

Still It gets more complicated with the names of the charger manufacturers. For example, Anker writes about its current PowerIQ 3.0 power supplies. They support the fast charging protocols from Power Delivery, Qualcomm and a few more.

With USB -PD negotiate the power supply unit and the end device the combination of voltage and current. The power pack usually offers various combinations from which the end device picks the right one. This is done via the Control Channel (CC) of the USB-C connector. This is another reason why it is important to choose the right cable. If the chip in the cable does not work correctly, it transmits a maximum of three amps.

USB Power Delivery 3.0 is the first standard, Qualcomms Quick Charge and Apple Lightning can replace. With USB-PD 3.0, the previous power profiles with the fixed assignment of voltage and maximum current are being replaced by flexible power rules. The higher the nominal power, the more combinations are possible.

Whoever is lower wants to get into the matter, we recommend the article on USB-PD: USB Power Delivery.

The correct cable Another requirement for fast charging on the iPhone and iPad is a USB-C to Lightning cable. If you use the cable supplied by Apple, there should be no problems with the energy transfer. However, if you buy a cable, you have to be careful. Because, as we already did in our USB-C cable purchase advice: Not everyone can determine everything, there can be large differences between what are apparently the same. To be on the safe side, we recommend that you have an MFi certification. This is always on ” Made for iPhone / iPad / iPod” – or ” Made for iPhone ” – Imprint on the packaging recognizable.

A problem that apparently mainly Apple users have: The cables break in heavily used areas, for example directly behind the Lightning or USB-C connector, and then no longer work reliably. That is with a cable, which individually already by the 20 euros, especially annoying. We recommend using other brands, especially when it comes to cables. We have had good experiences with anchors in the past. For a long time this has been Anker Powerline II USB-C to Lightning cable in use with us and shows hardly any signs of use.

The Anker Powerline III Flow has a very soft coating and hardly gets tangled. Anker advertises that it is particularly stable. But also with Spigen , Ugreen and Amazon Basic there were few problems in the past.

Charger The original power supply from Apple with a performance of 20 Watt costs about 20 Euro. This is an extremely reasonable price for Apple. Nevertheless, it is worth thinking outside the box. For example, the Anker Powerport III Nano also 20 Euro, sometimes only 17 Euro. It offers 20 Watt with Power Delivery, but also supports other fast charging standards for fast charging of other compatible end devices. It is also significantly more compact than the original Apple charger.

Another corner cheaper and even more powerful is the charger Spigen Steadyboost 27 W PD . However, it is a bit bigger. 27 costs Euro the PD power supply from Aukey and offers two USB-C ports with a total of 30 Watt.

Qi charger Starting with the iPhone 8, Apple smartphones also charge wirelessly using the Qi charging standard. Apple even specifies a maximum charging current of 7.5 watts. As our comparison test: The best Qi chargers shows, with some Qi chargers even a little more is possible. Also the current iPhone – 12 – series supports Qi up to 7.5 watts. However, this also offers the option of connecting the in-house Magsafe adapter. It holds magnetically on the back and then offers a charging current of up to 15 watts, as Apple clarifies. But not the iPhone 12 Mini, that only works 12 Watt. The Magsafe must also be connected to a Power Delivery capable power supply unit with at best 20 watts hang in order to be able to transmit its full power. Who wants the fast wireless charging on the iPhone 11, you currently have to use the original Apple accessories. There are currently no real alternatives from third-party manufacturers. Alternatively, we recommend our large comparison test: The best Qi chargers.

Conclusion If you want to charge your iPhone or iPad quickly, you have to with exception of the wireless Magsafe adapter do not necessarily have to use expensive Apple accessories. Sometimes the third-party power supply and cable are not only cheaper, but also better. We recommend the very compact yet fast power supply Anker Powerport III Nano in combination with the durable and chic Anker Powerline III Flex .

Who is currently buying an iPhone 12 we recommend our posts iPhone 12: This is how quickly the new models become cheaper and cheaper than the iPhone 12: Contract vs financing vs purchase.

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Dimensity 1200 and 1100, MediaTek's new chips for high-end 5G smartphones

The Taiwanese semiconductor company unveiled two new high-end SoCs for smartphones and mobile devices: Dimensity 1100 and 1200 succeed Dimensity 1000. Here are all the technical specifications.

by Lorenzo Tirotta published 20 January 2021 , at 19: 51 in the Telephony channel

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MediaTek presented the new SoCs high-end Dimensity 1100 and 1200 with connectivity 5G integrated . The new proposals do not differ much from the previous Dimensity 1000 / 1000 Plus, with the Taiwanese company that seems to have chosen the path of evolution rather than that of a real revolution. The Dimensity SoC 1100 maintains an 8 core configuration , characterized by four Cortex-A cores 78 at 2.6 GHz (instead of Cortex-A 77 on previous models) and as many Cortex-A units 55 at 2 GHz. The process production instead passes from 7 to 6 nanometers of TSMC.

No change regarding the GPU , in fact we find a ARM Mali-G 77 consisting of 9 units . Furthermore, the SoCs can be combined with LPDDR4X memory up to 2133 MHz and UFS 3.1 storage . On the camera front, there are major improvements: Dimensity 1100 supports a single sensor up to 108 megapixel or two sensors from 32 + 16 megapixels. As for AI operations, the chip is equipped with a six-core MediaTek APU 3.0 unit for faster and more efficient scheduling. Finally, Dimensity 1100 supports FHD + screens with refresh rates up to 144 Hz.

Il Dimensity 1200 is an even higher range proposal, characterized by a configuration 1 + 3 + 4 also produced at 6 nanometers by TSMC. A core is in fact a Cortex-A 78 capable of operating at 3 GHz and characterized by double the L2 cache memory , i.e. 512 KB. This unit is flanked by three traditional A 78 units, set to 2, 6 GHz and equipped with 256 KB of L2 cache. Also in this case, the four Cortex-A cores complete the picture 55 at 2 GHz. The GPU is the same as the model 1100, while on the photographic front the ISP supports one sensor up to 200 megapixels . Another difference between the two chips is the support from the model 1200 to FHD + screens up to 168 Hz .

Many manufacturers including Xiaomi, OPPO, realme and vivo will adopt the new MediaTek Dimensity in the smartphones that will arrive on the market between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second.

Oppo Find X3 Pro certified with a 4,500 mAh battery with 65W fast charging

Oppo will introduce the Find X3 series in March and a device from the lineup with the model number CPH2173 has appeared at the US FCC and the Chinese Compulsory Certification (also known as CCC or 3C). The phone will have two equally sized cells with 2,200 mAh minimal charge, meaning the whole battery capacity will hold a typical charge of around 4,500 mAh.

On top of that, the phone that we believe is the Find X3 Pro will have a 65W charger, which shouldn’t be a surprise, since the Oppo Find X2 series also had it.

Oppo CPH2173 certifications

The phone will come with Snapdragon 888 chipset, and according to FCC, it will run ColorOS 11.2, based on Android 11. The FCC has approved usage of USB-C earphones which means there’ll be no 3.5 mm audio jack, although this is hardly a surprise.

In other specs we know, the Oppo Find X3 Pro should come with a new sensor, developed by Sony for the main cam, the front panel is likely to be a 6.7” OLED with 1440p resolution and a single punch hole in the upper left corner for the selfie cam.

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MediaTek released the new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 flagship system circuits

MediaTek’s new system circuits are mainly carved from the same tree, but in the 1200 model the processor cores are divided into three performance classes, while in the 1100 model they are divided into only two categories.

MediaTek, which became the world’s largest supplier of smartphone system circuits in the third quarter of last year, has released its new flagship system circuits. The company’s Dimensity series grows with two new top models at once.

Dimensity 1200 is equipped with eight processor cores, divided into three performance classes according to current trends. The most efficient core of the system circuit is the 3 GHz pulsed Cortex-A 78 and below it are the three 2.6 GHz Cortex-A 78 – core and four 2 GHz Cortex-A 77 core processor clusters

The Dimensity 1100 model has, as in the past, stuck to kernels divided into two categories. The four Cortex-A 78 cores of the system circuit operate at 2.6 GHz and the four Cortex-A core at a clock frequency of 2 GHz. Both system circuits are manufactured by TSMC’s 6-nanometer process.

The graphics side of both system circuits is handled by Armin’s 9-core Mali-G 77 MC9 graphics controller, and the AI side is handled by a six-core APU 3.0 AI. System chips support LPDDR4X 4266 memory and UFS 3.1 storage.

The new Dimensity supports 2520 × 1080 resolution displays at their best. Dimensity 1200 has a maximum refresh rate of 168 Hz and 1100 1200 Hz. On the camera side, both support 32 + 32 megapixel composite cameras, but with one sensor Dimensity 1200 supports up to 200 megapixels and 1100 108 megapixel camera sensor.

An integrated 5G modem is responsible for the connections of the system circuits, which supports e.g. 5G carrier aggregation (2CC) technology with FDD, TDD and DSS (Frequency Division Duplex, Time Division Duplex, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing) technologies. System circuits also support Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 standards.

At this point, MediaTek did not say on which phones the new system chips will be seen first, but they should appear on the market around the turn of the first and second quarters. At least Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Realme have indicated that they will release phones with new Dimensity system chips.

Source: MediaTek

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 officially – 6 nm mobile chips with Cortex-A78 cores designed for smartphones

As previously announced, MediaTek today unveiled two new chips for mobile devices. The Dimensity chip 1200 is intended for the flagship models, but the same can be said for the slightly weaker Dimensity 1100 which used a slightly lower clock speed and core distribution. These systems will go to devices from brands such as realme, Xiaomi, vivo and OPPO, while the first smartphone equipped with Dimensity 1200 will be realme X9. The premieres of the hardware with the aforementioned processor are planned for the end of the first quarter 2021 of the year. Let’s check the most important differences from last year’s mobile layout for Dimensity smartphones 1000 +.

MediaTek presented two new flagships smartphones chips. Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 made in a 6 nm technological process is a significant progress in relation to Dimensity 1000.

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One important first case. Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 differ mainly in the timing of the cores and their arrangement. The first of the systems works on the basis of one Cortex-A core 78 (3 GHz), three Cortex-A cores 78 (2.6 GHz) and four Cortex-A cores 55 (2 GHz). Dimensity 1100 received four Cortex-A cores 78 (2.6 GHz) and four Cortex-A cores 55 (2 GHz) . Both chips support QHD + screens refreshed with frequency 90 Hz, while only Dimensity 1200 allows 168 Hz in FHD +. The weaker variant is compatible with 144 Hz for FHD +.

Samsung Exynos 2100 officially. Aiming at Samsung Galaxy S 21, the chip will record video in 4K resolution with 120 Frames

The difference is also the resolution support of single main camera. Dimensity 1200 conforms to units up to 200 MP, Dimensity 1100 can handle the resolution up to 108 MP. Both SoCs allow 4K video recording at 60 fps. Common features of Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 include the Mali-G GPU 77 MP9, APU 3.0 six-core machine learning and Helio M modem 70 5G (Sub-6Ghz). MediaTek Dimensity’s predecessor 1000 + used Cortex-A cores 77 and Cortex-A 55, same graphics and modem, but offered support for cameras 80 MP. The chip was made in 7 nm lithography.

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MediaTek unveils the Dimensity 1200 and 1100 – a pair of 6nm chipsets with Cortex-A78 CPU

Until today, the entire Dimensity series was fabbed on a 7nm process, but that just changed – the Dimensity 1200 and 1100 are MediaTek’s first 6nm chipsets. And they are the first to use the Cortex-A78 core. The two are based on the same raw hardware, but target slightly different bins.

The Dimensity 1200 is the premium offering. Its CPU has a 1+3+4 configuration with a A78 core is running at 3.0GHz, plus three more A78 cores at 2.6GHz and the usual quartet of power-efficient A55 cores running at 2.0GHz.

For comparison, the Dimensity 1000+ used an older A77 core that topped out at 2.6GHz. These numbers line up just right with ARM’s official estimates – a 3.0GHz A78 is 20% faster than a 2.6GHz A77. That’s for single-threaded performance, of course, as only one core in each chipset reaches those frequencies. Overall CPU performance is up by 22% and power efficiency is up 25% compared to previous generations.

MediaTek unveils its first 6 nm chipsets, the Dimensity 1200 and 1100

As for the Dimensity 1100, it doesn’t have a prime core as such – all four of its Cortex-A78 cores run at 2.6GHz. However, even without higher clock speeds, the 1100 has an architectural advantage so it should have an edge over the Dimensity 1000+ in both single and multi-core performance. And then there’s the ancillary hardware.

Both chipsets use the same GPU. In fact, they are reusing the 1000-series GPU, the Mali-G77 with 9 cores for both chips. On the plus side, AV1 video now has hardware acceleration.

The Dimensity 1200 can treat the eye to 168 Hz displays and its 5-core ISP can handle camera sensors up to 200 MP. Also, with staggered HDR support for 4K videos (three exposures are merged into a single frame), the dynamic range is increased by 40%.

The 1100 chip is no slouch either, with support for 144 Hz displays and camera sensors up to 108 MP. Both phones are 20% faster in processing Night Shot and have a dedicated Night Mode for panoramas.

Dimensity 1200
Dimensity 1100
Dimensity 1000+
Exynos 1080
Process
TSMC 6 nm
TSMC 6 nm
TSMC 7 nm
Samsung 5 nm
Prime core
1x Cortex-A78 @ 3.0 GHz
–
–
1x Cortex-A78 @ 2.8 GHz
Big cores
3x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz
4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz
4x Cortex-A77 @ 2.6 GHz
3x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz
Small cores
4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9
Mali-G77 MC9
Mali-G77 MC9
Mali-G78 MP10
NPU
?
?
4.5 TOPS
5.7 TOPS
5G (downlink)
4.7 Gbps
4.7 Gbps
4.7 Gbps (sub-6)
3.67 Gbps (mmWave), 5.1 Gbps (sub-6)
Display
168 Hz @ 1080p
144 Hz @ 1080p
144 Hz @ 1080p
144 Hz @ 1080p, 60 Hz @ 4K
Several companies are champing at the bit to use MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 chips – including Realme, Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. They will release new phones around the end of March, beginning of April.

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 870 SoC for 2021 smartphones

Matthew Wilson
2 hours ago
Featured Tech News, Mobile

While Qualcomm has already announced the next-gen Snapdragon 888, there is another chip coming that we may see more commonly used in Android smartphones this year. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 launches this month, bringing some improvements over last year’s Snapdragon 865, which was widely used in flagship Android devices.

The Snapdragon 870 is based on the same design as last year’s 865 and as a result, the CPU and GPU components of the SoC remain the same – Kryo 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU cores. However, with the 870, Qualcomm has upped clock speeds to 3.2GHz, which should make it roughly 10 percent faster than the original Snapdragon 865.

Compared to the Snapdragon 865 Plus, the new 870 doesn’t provide much of a performance improvement, as the 865 Plus already featured an overclock from 2.84GHz to 3.1GHz.

At any rate, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is bound to appear in a lot of smartphones this year. While the high-end flagships will use the more powerful Snapdragon 888, mid-range devices released this year will essentially pack 2020 flagship-level performance. We already know that Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi are planning devices powered by the Snapdragon 870. These new devices should start appearing over the course of Q1 2021.

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