Usage of Exynos processors has gone down drastically

Over the last couple of years, Samsung has lowered the usage of Exynos chipsets in its phones and tablets. Take the Galaxy S23 series for example. The company used only the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the lineup. The brand is also not using Exynos SoCs in mid-range and low-end devices as much as […]

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Canalys: Mediatek ends 2023 as the most dominant chipset provider

Canalys posted a report about the smartphone market in Q4 2023, with a breakdown by processor vendor. The analysis revealed Mediatek powered more devices than any chip maker in the final quarter of last year, with a 21% increase YoY. In terms of revenue, it is Apple that took the crown in Q4 2023. Mobile […]

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MediaTek unveils the 4G-only Helio G91 SoC

Without much fuss, MediaTek announced a new but somewhat familiar Helio G91 SoC designed for entry-level 4G smartphones. The G91 has mostly the same hardware as its Helio G88 and G85 siblings but offers an upgraded ISP. All three aforementioned chips share the same CPU configuration – 2x Crotex A75 clocked at 2.0 GHz joined […]

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Carl Pei says Nothing Phone (2a) isn’t powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7200

Nothing’s teaser campaign for its upcoming Phone (2a) is currently at full steam ahead of the phone’s official unveiling on March 5. Today, Nothing CEO Carl Pei has outright stated that the Phone (2a) will not be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 7200 SoC, contradicting countless rumors we’ve heard over the past few weeks. The teaser […]

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Rumor: MediaTek is offering discounts to Samsung if it uses more of its chips

Samsung uses a mix of chipset suppliers for its phones – Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung itself – each in different proportions. According to one tipster, MediaTek is negotiating to become a bigger part of the Galaxy series and is trying to lure in Samsung with special pricing. Specifically, it wants to extend the use of […]

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MediaTek trying to steal Samsung from Qualcomm with juicy discounts

Being the world’s largest Android smartphone manufacturer means that Samsung ships an insane number of phones every year. If you could get one of your products into its devices that would certainly be a big win for your business. So it’s hardly surprising to hear that MediaTek is offering Samsung a special discount on its […]

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3nm Dimensity 9400 to launch in late 2024 to compete with Exynos 2500

Four flagship smartphone processors will be launched by the end of this year: Apple A18 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and Samsung Exynos 2500 (tentative name). All four chipsets will be made using cutting-edge 3nm semiconductor chip fabrication processes. More details about the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 have been revealed. 3nm Dimensity […]

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MediaTek & Google join hands to develop new Filogic chipset with Thread support

The usage of smart home devices has increased in the recent past, and wireless connectivity is the means for easy setup, control, and management in countless homes and workspaces. Recently, we reported that Thread Group announced a new credential-sharing feature meant to solve interoperability issues between different brands’ smart home devices. Now, MediaTek and Google […]

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Google’s Gemini AI could come soon to Samsung and other Android phones

After ChatGPT launched in November 2022, Google was forced to accelerate its AI technologies. A few months ago, Google unveiled Google Bard, powered by LaMDA, in March earlier this year. In May, the company improved its AI model with the launch of PaLM in May. This week, Google unveiled an even more powerful foundation model […]

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Extreme Dimensity 9300 throttling cuts performance by over 50%

Next year’s flagship Android phones will have ultra-high performance chipsets, two of which have already been unveiled. Qualcomm took the lead by announcing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in October this year. It was shortly followed up by MediaTek with its Dimensity 9300. Samsung’s Exynos 2400 is also in the running. MediaTek took an aggressive […]

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Qualcomm and MediaTek flagship chips to use TSMC’s 3nm tech, not Samsung’s

AMD, Apple, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Qualcomm have all been using TSMC’s new fabrication technologies to make their new semiconductor chips. While some of them also use Samsung Foundry to make their chips, they are usually not the flagship models. Samsung Foundry was hoping that some of them would switch from TSMC to its 3nm process, […]

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MediaTek’s Dimensity 8300 brings potent gaming, Generative AI to mid-range phones

After launching the impressive Dimensity 9300 processor for flagship smartphones, MediaTek has unveiled a slightly lower-end chip: Dimensity 8300. But it is still a very potent chip and is targeted to be used in higher mid-range smartphones. The Dimensity 8300 is a step down compared to the Dimensity 9300 but offers powerful gaming chops and […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 8300 brings Armv9 CPU, 60% faster GPU and Generative AI capabilities

MediaTek announced its latest 8000-series chipset with the Dimensity 8300. The new SoC is fabed on TSMC’s second-generation 4nm process and comes as a direct successor to last year’s Dimensity 8200 offering performance upgrades across the board. MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Dimensity 8300 features 4x Arm Cortex-A715 performance cores clocked at up to 3.35GHz alongside 4x […]

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Galaxy XCover 7 found using a new mid-range MediaTek chipset

Two months ago, it was revealed that Samsung might be working on a new rugged smartphone that could replace the Galaxy XCover 5. A few days ago, the first set of images of the Galaxy XCover 7 were leaked, revealing the phone’s design and possible features. Now, some of its most important specifications have been […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 8300 will debut next week

Following the launch of its flagship Dimensity 9300 chipset, MediaTek is now gearing up to announce a more affordable SoC with the Dimensity 8300. The upcoming chip is confirmed to launch on Tuesday, November 21 at 3PM Beijing time (7AM UTC) and its introduction will be livestreamed on Weibo. Reports from China suggest that the […]

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Galaxy A15 5G benchmark reveals its MediaTek processor

The Galaxy A15 will be among Samsung’s more affordable smartphones in 2024, whether it’s an LTE phone consumers want or one with 5G connectivity. Some details of the Galaxy A15 have made their way online in recent months, but a benchmark entry for the 5G variant suggests that not all leaked information may be accurate. […]

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MediaTek’s new chip is a reminder that time’s running out for Exynos

MediaTek came out all guns blazing with the Dimensity 9300, its new flagship smartphone processor. Just a few years ago, the Taiwanese chip firm was viewed as a supplier of average low-end and mid-range chips. However, the company has turned around its fortune over the past three years with remarkable determination, and Samsung should learn […]

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Voici comment le prix des smartphones haut de gamme pourrait baisser en 2024

MediaTek présente son nouveau processeur pour smartphone, le Dimensity 9300. Destiné à concurrencer le tout récent Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, il profite d’une belle augmentation de sa puissance. Mais il devrait également être moins onéreux que son adversaire direct. De quoi potentiellement faire baisser les prix des smartphones haut de gamme des marques qui se […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 announced with big-core only CPU, boosted GPU with ray-tracing

The latest flagship chipset from MediaTek is here with the Dimensity 9300 and it aims to go head to head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powering the incoming crop of Android flagships from Chinese smartphone makers. Dimensity 9300 brings an all-big core CPU design Dimensity 9300 is built on TSMC’s third-generation 4nm+ process node […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is an ultra-powerful chip for flagship phones

MediaTek has unveiled its ultra-powerful Dimensity 9300 processor for high-end Android smartphones. It will compete with Samsung’s Exynos 2400, which was announced a few weeks ago, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which went official a few days ago. The Dimensity 9300 is a peculiar chipset, though, featuring only high-performance CPU cores. The Dimensity 9300 […]

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