Samsung to adopt 8-core Mediatek processors!


Mediatek must have impressed someone at Samsung, as reports are coming in that the Korean Android giant is planning to adopt the latest 8-core SoC the Taiwanese company.

Reports from Taiwan are stating that Samsung have confirmed that they will be using Meidatek’s 8-core MTK6592 chipsets in devices in the future. Which devices the processor will find their way in to has not been revealed but they will likely be entry-level handsets and (possibly) tablets aimed at Asian markets.

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This is great news for Mediatek, but it is going to be terrible news for smaller Chinese phone makers who already struggle to keep up with supply due to the demand of Mediatek chips. Adding Samsung to the mix is going to make this even tighter in the future.

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7 Comments

  1. kleautzak
    October 4, 2013

    FUCK SAMSUNG!!
    With their expensive phones

    • Aditya
      October 4, 2013

      Yup! Now they are going to charge us 600$ for an entry level phone lol 😀

  2. October 4, 2013

    The recognition from Samsung is good for the prestige of Mediatek.
    Prestige value combined with the supply shortage could lead to higher prices for us, the end user.

  3. ApOka
    October 4, 2013

    Why can’t share with facebook now? =(

  4. Filipe Soares
    October 4, 2013

    Just makes me want to smile!!! smile and smile!!!!

    REMEMBER THIS VIDEO!!!!
     
    https://www.gizchina.com/2013/08/30/video-qualcomm-point-fun-mediateks-8-core-processors/ ….

    We had 66 comments and understood raise samsung downgraded MediaTek and they DO IT NOW …. 🙂
    To me it is a recognition for MediaTek course yes …. 🙂

    if we can not beat join up to the winners

    Filipe Soares

  5. anony
    October 4, 2013

    This is a chance for company like Rockhip if they can deliver good SoC solution, more competition in this space is good for customers. Snapdragon is a joke on this market.

  6. October 5, 2013

    Rockchip SoC are non too shabby, i have a Fusion 5 tablet with a 1.4 Ghz Rockchip SoC and it is fine, a quad or octacore Rockchip would be a fair option imho