Xiaomi May Partner with MediaTek for Custom 5G Chips
Jul. 3, 2020According to tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo, Xiaomi will release phones with custom chips made in association with MediaTekafter debuting a phone with Dimensity 1000 series chip.
To recall, Xiaomi’sRedmi Note 8 Prowas the first smartphone to equipMediaTek’s Helio G90Tchipset andRedmi 10XintroducedDimensity 820 5Gprocessor. Going by these, it won’t come as a surprise if Xiaomi partners with MediaTek for developing custom chips.
It will be interesting to see what Xiaomi has planned for its custom chips. The company must have learned from its initial failed attempt to enter the chip industry and could be making a better implementation this time around, now that it has a powerful partner like MediaTek.
If Xiaomi succeeds this time, we might see fewer phones with Qualcomm chips from the brand in the future. We hope Xiaomi offers equivalent if not more powerful specifications with its 5G chips.
With all that said, do keep in mind this is merely a rumor at this point and both companies have not confirmed their plans for a collaboration to develop custom chips. Hence, we would recommend you take this with a grain of salt and wait for the official confirmation to know for sure.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
