MediaTek Dimensity 2000 Chipset Expected to Arrive in Q2 2021: Report
Jul. 25, 2020Qualcomm is not the only chipmaker helping phone makers to bulk up their portfolio with 5G phones, MediaTek is giving it some stiff competition with its new 5G-enabled Dimensity lineup. TheDimensity 1000chipset was announced in November last year to compete against the Snapdragon 865. Now, the development of thenext flagship Dimensity chipset– the Dimensity 2000 – is said to be underway, as per thelatest report.
Also, MediaTek is likely to utilize the newARM Cortex-A78 coresfor the architecture of Dimensity 2000 chipset. These cores are said to be 50% more power-efficient than its predecessor. It will also bake the latest ARMMali-G78 GPUfor elevated gaming experiences.
The Taiwanese chipmaker is said to be usingTSMC’s 5nm process node, which would have earlier been dedicated to Huawei’s Kirin chips. The US ban has, however,affectedboth its sales and production. MediaTek has a lot to gain from the ongoing trade war – offering 5G services to a wider userbase via its mid-range Dimensity chipsets.
MediaTek has taken a page from Qualcomm’s book to not only debut an updated newDimensity 1000+chipset in May earlier this year but a multitude of 5G-enabled mid-range chipsets as well. It has launched theDimensity 800, 820, and 720chipsets that go up against the Snapdragon 765G and690G 5G chipsetsin Qualcomm’s portfolio. I mean,Redmi 10X Prois already offering you 5G connectivity at around Rs. 25,000 in China – all thanks to the MediaTek Dimensity 820 chipset.
The chipmaker is currently planning to launch even more budget 5G chipsets. This will include theDimensity 600-and 400-series, taking the fight back to Qualcomm in the sub-Rs. 20,000 segment in the next year or so.
