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MediaTek introduces Helio X20 dev board with deca-core CPU

MediaTek’s Helio X20 processor is a 10-core chip two ARM Crotex-A72 processors and four Cortex-A53 CPU cores as well as ARM Mali-T880 graphics. First introduced about a year ago, it’s still one of the only deca-core chips aimed at mobile devices. And if you want to get your hands on the chip without buying one […]

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MediaTek’s Pump Express 3.0: From 0 to 70 percent battery charge in 20 minutes

Sure, the companies that make smartphones and their components have been trying to enable longer battery life by producing phones with massive batteries and energy efficient chips. At the same time, we’re seeing a lot of technologies aimed at easing the pain of batteries that don’t last long enough, including some tools that help us […]

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Meizu Pro 6 smartphone has a 10-core MediaTek Helio X25 processor

Meizu’s new top-of-the-line smartphone features a 5.2 inch full HD AMOLED display, 4GB of RAM, and Android 6.0 software. But there are a few other things that really make the Meizu Pro 6 stand out. It’s one of the first Android phones to feature a pressure-sensitive “force touch” display. And it’s the only device to ship with […]

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Vernee Apollo Lite is a $200, deca-core phone with 4GB of RAM (for China)

Vernee is a relatively new player in the Chinese smartphone space, but he company made a bit of a splash in March by introducing the Vernee Apollo. The $400 smartphone features 6GB of RAM, a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display, and 128GB of storage. It has a Helio X20 deca-core processor. Looking for something a […]

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Meizu Pro 6 to be first phone with a MediaTek Helio X25 chip

Chip maker MediaTek has unveiled a new deca-core processor called the MediaTek Helio X25. It basically has the same architecture a the existing Helio X20, but the new model has a higher clock speeds for both the CPU and graphics cores. MediaTek and Chinese phone maker Meizu have also revealed that the upcoming Meizu Pro […]

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MediaTek introduces Helio P20 smartphone chip

Chip maker MediaTek is adding another low-power processor to its Helio line of smartphone chips. The new MediaTek Helio P20 is said to be 25 percent more efficient than the Helio P10, while offering about 20 percent more performance and adding support for up to 6GB of LPDDR4X memory. The new chip is a 16nm processor […]

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MediaTek launches new chips for IoT, smartwatches, Blu-ray players

Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek is probably best known for making the processors powering many of the affordable smartphones coming out of China. But the company is unveiling three new chips at CES, and none of them is designed for phones or tablets. Instead the new processors take aim at smartwatches, Internet of Things products, and Ultra-HD […]

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Sony Xperia M5 smartphone packs Helio X10 CPU, 21.5MP camera

Sony’s latest Z-series smartphones may be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processors, but the company is taking a different approach with the Xperia M5. The phone features a MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core chip. It also has a 5 inch, full HD display, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 21.5MP rear camera, a 13MP front-facing camera, and […]

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Lilbits 306: IFA approaches

The IFA consumer electronic show officially kicks off in Berlin on Thursday, but some companies will hold press events a day or two early: and plenty of news has been leaking ahead of schedule. It’s a safe bet we’ll see a number of new products featuring Intel Skylake processors, some new smartwatches, and official launches […]