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.
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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 π
Can’t know for sure, but let’s hope it is π
Still single core GPU? π
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 π
Can’t know for sure, but let’s hope it is π
A multicore GPU would be nice, it would be welcome at the lower price points.
Still single core GPU? π
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…