Mediatek to launch lower cost MT6582 quad-core chipset

Ying HuaJuly 18, 2013

Thanks to Mediatek’s low-costquad-core MT6589 processor, Chinesequad-core phones are dropping toward the $100 mark, but they could get cheaper still with the introduction of the newMT6582.

Like the current quad-core MT6589 and MT6589T chipsets the newMT6582 will be a quad-coreprocessor based on 4 energy efficient Cortex A7 cores and a PowerVR SGX544Mp GPU. Unlike the other chipsets though this new solution will be aimed at a lower price point and will be designed to power lower specification phones.

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Mediatek will be launch a standard MT6582 clocked at 1.3Ghz which will be designed to power 720p display, support 8-13 mega-pixel cameos, Bluetooth 4.0 and have all the standard smartphone antennas (WIFI, 3G GPS). An entry level model named the MT6582M will also be available but will only support QHD displays.

Mediatek’s line up of chipsets will continue to grow throughout the year with the introduction of their first 4G LTE chip (MT6290) and the worlds first true 8-core processor (MT6592).

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- July 18, 2013
  The MT6589 can drive a 1920 x 1080 display this chip cannot. There are possibly other differences to but we won’t know for sure until we get all the official details
  - DINO
    July 19, 2013
    Thats plain idiotic move.
    why reinvent the wheel when 6589 exists?
    Price it lower.That soc Hasnt got steam to Run FullHD.
    Turbo is better for HD.
    Unless they have some other intentions to increase their product depth and profits.
    Its a headache keeping track of all these SOCs.to find a custom ROM
    and battery performance.
    - Sairem
      February 11, 2014
yash khatri
July 18, 2013
So what’s the difference. In this and the 6589 also from mediatek just clearify
Harald
July 18, 2013
It means mediatech is thinking 6582 will be enough for 720 displays?
akash
July 18, 2013
Henrik
July 18, 2013
Perhaps with this new Mediatek chip the GPS issues reported by many MTK6589 users will be eliminated?

sam (@nirvanaman_1985)
July 18, 2013
This is good news, the phones with 6589 are still pretty expensive, $145 is about the cheapest you can get from online retailers. I just wish they would release source code for their chips so people can make custom roms.

Benny
July 18, 2013
I’d argue how much lower can the cost of the SOC be in comparison to its bigger brother, the MTK6589(T). Realistically they recently upgraded most of the manufacturers orders from the 1.2 to the 1.5 Turbo for nil cost that was passed back to the customers as a benefit.
Take an example of the THL W200 into mind for a phone that is around $160 at discount. Minus the postage and margins of the web retailer, and the floor cost of the phone is around $100 to manufacture. Then take away the other costly items such as the 720p Screen, storage, RAM, batteries, connectors and the overall manufacturing costs, the CPU/SOC will be no more than $20 if that. By bulk, would be $15. Dropping a cheap model of the MTK6852 into the picture at $5 less than its bigger brother is not really anything to brag about.
Its not exactly an Intel CPU where its hundreds of dollars – the existing is already low enough. The only optimisations that can be had from this is if they decide to integrate even more things onto the die for a greater cost reduction.

Tim
July 18, 2013
With these Mediatek chips, as most configurations have 3g on Sim 1 and only gsm on sim 2, Can you be on a phone call using Sim 2 while at the same time have an active data connection on 3g on Sim 1 (like tethering your phone)?
Guest
July 18, 2013
So what’s the difference. In this and the 6589 also from mediatek
- Guest
  July 18, 2013
  The MT6589 can drive a 1920 x 1080 display this chip cannot. There are possibly other differences to but we won’t know for sure until we get all the official details
- Guest
  July 19, 2013
  Thats plain idiotic move.
  why reinvent the wheel when 6589 exists?
  Price it lower.That soc Hasnt got steam to Run FullHD.
  Turbo is better for HD.
  Unless they have some other intentions to increase their product depth and profits.
  Its a headache keeping track of all these SOCs.to find a custom ROM
  and battery performance.
- Guest
  February 11, 2014
  6582 has only 512KB L2 cache as compared to 1MB in 6589
Guest
July 18, 2013
So what’s the difference. In this and the 6589 also from mediatek just clearify
Guest
July 18, 2013
It means mediatech is thinking 6582 will be enough for 720 displays?
Guest
July 18, 2013

Guest
July 19, 2013
Perhaps with this new Mediatek chip the GPS issues reported by many MTK6589 users will be eliminated?
Guest
July 19, 2013
This is good news, the phones with 6589 are still pretty expensive, $145 is about the cheapest you can get from online retailers. I just wish they would release source code for their chips so people can make custom roms.

Guest
July 19, 2013
I’d argue how much lower can the cost of the SOC be in comparison to its bigger brother, the MTK6589(T). Realistically they recently upgraded most of the manufacturers orders from the 1.2 to the 1.5 Turbo for nil cost that was passed back to the customers as a benefit.
Take an example of the THL W200 into mind for a phone that is around $160 at discount. Minus the postage and margins of the web retailer, and the floor cost of the phone is around $100 to manufacture. Then take away the other costly items such as the 720p Screen, storage, RAM, batteries, connectors and the overall manufacturing costs, the CPU/SOC will be no more than $20 if that. By bulk, would be $15. Dropping a cheap model of the MTK6852 into the picture at $5 less than its bigger brother is not really anything to brag about.
Its not exactly an Intel CPU where its hundreds of dollars – the existing is already low enough. The only optimisations that can be had from this is if they decide to integrate even more things onto the die for a greater cost reduction.

Guest
July 19, 2013
With these Mediatek chips, as most configurations have 3g on Sim 1 and only gsm on sim 2, Can you be on a phone call using Sim 2 while at the same time have an active data connection on 3g on Sim 1 (like tethering your phone)?
Camaman
July 20, 2013
New manufacturing process. I guess they will diferentiate their line up and make 6582 a 720p efficient cpu for longer battery life. Others will be LTE enabled an a top model for power hungry applications and tablets…

Guest
July 20, 2013
New manufacturing process. I guess they will diferentiate their line up and make 6582 a 720p efficient cpu for longer battery life. Others will be LTE enabled an a top model for power hungry applications and tablets…
Nekromantik
March 7, 2014
Its not true. The GPU is Mali 400 MP 😉 Also the 6582 outscores the 89 easily and even the 6589T in Antutu. 🙂 Asphalt 8 working great on it.
Guest
March 7, 2014
Its not true. The GPU is Mali 400 MP 😉 Also the 6582 outscores the 89 easily and even the 6589T in Antutu. 🙂 Asphalt 8 working great on it.