As expected in previous reports, MediaTek has finally
announced two new chipsets for the mid-range segment, the Helio P23 and Helio
P30 which will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. But the initial
inventory of both chipsets is limited in China, which is then supplied
globally.
As expected in previous reports, MediaTek has finally
announced two new chipsets for the mid-range segment, the Helio P23 and Helio
P30 which will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. But the initial
inventory of both chipsets is limited in China, which is then supplied
globally.
Both chipsets have an octa-core processor with the highest
core speed of 2.3GHz, while for light duty cluster only limited to 1.65GHz. The
good news is that the two new chipsets are now equipped with a Mali-G71
graphics card which is certainly stronger, rather than the Mali-T880 GPU that
is carried by Helio P20 and P25.
Among the many improvements added to the latest chipsets,
one interesting addition is the HEVC encoding capabilities for Helio P30, as
well as support for 16MP + 16MP (25MP single) cameras. While Helio P23 still
maintains 13MP + 13MP camera support (single 24MP).
Another important improvement is the addition of dual VoLTE
support, which enables both SIM in smartphones to be able to connect via LTE
and offer high quality sound. Unfortunately these two chipsets are still built
with the TSMC 16nm manufacturing process, so there is no improvement in the
chipset manufacturing process.