On the 12th November Sony will hold a conference at which they will launch a number of phones for the Chinese market, the star of the show being a purported 8-coredevice named “Tianchi”.
Where the this rumour originated we don’t know, but Chinese site MTKSJ are reporting that along with the launch of the Sony Z1 in China will be a large screen phone named the Sony Tianchi. The rumours go on to suggest that the Tianchi will use Mediatek’s new 8-coreMTK6592 processor.
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If this is the case then it would make Sony the first manufacturer to launch a true 8-corephone running Mediatek’s MT65892 chipset. It will also help to improve Mediatek’s reputation as a provider of tier one phone makers.