Not so long ago we reported that Mediatek were working on a new SoC which will support 4G LTE networks. More details of the chip have come to light along with a rough idea when we will see it in action.
Mediatek’s main market is the Chinese mainland, and as most of you will already know there isn’t much of a 4G LTE network here just yet, but things are changing. As the Chinese government have been signing deals with Chinese telecom giants to build the countries TD-LTE network, Mediatek have been working in unison developing a new low-cost processor which will support the faster network.
Currenly known as the MT6290, this new TD-LTE chip is said to be based on the current low-power, high-performance, 28nm architecture the quad-core MT6589(T) is based on. There are obviously going to be a number of differences between the old and new SoC, but the main feature of the MT6290 is that it will support TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GSM/EDGE.
The first batch of 4G MT6290 processors is scheduled for launch in December of this year, meaning we will likely see 4G TD-LTE phones from big players such as Lenovo, ZTE, Huawei and others from January.
Mmmm… Maybe on 2019 Jiayu models?
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Andy, as a successor of MT6589 will the new MT6590 SoC be dual sim as well ? I suppose so, but not sure, what do you think?
Pardon me, the question is aimed at Robin, the author, and new Soc is MT6290, my bad
Can’t know for sure, but let’s hope it is
Still single core GPU?
I wonder how many GHz the CPU will be and how many cores/MHz the GPU will have.
1.3 at least apparently. No details on the GPU yet
Mmmm… Maybe on 2019 Jiayu models?
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Andy, as a successor of MT6589 will the new MT6590 SoC be dual sim as well ? I suppose so, but not sure, what do you think?
Pardon me, the question is aimed at Robin, the author, and new Soc is MT6290, my bad
Can’t know for sure, but let’s hope it is
A multicore GPU would be nice, it would be welcome at the lower price points.
Still single core GPU?
I wonder how many GHz the CPU will be and how many cores/MHz the GPU will have.
1.3 at least apparently. No details on the GPU yet
i hope they will support those FDD-LTE as mention in the article
A multicore GPU would be nice, it would be welcome at the lower price points.
i hope they will support those FDD-LTE as mention in the article
What I can do if I need a low-cost 4G-LTE phablet today?
Wait…
What I can do if I need a low-cost 4G-LTE phablet today?
Wait…