From CNET: A week after Qualomm's latest high-end 5G processor arrived in Samsung's new Galaxy S21 lineup, rival MediaTek unveiled new chipsets of its own: the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. The new processors from the Taiwanese chipmaker bring improved AI, camera and multimedia capabilities but lack super-fast 5G found in chipsets from Qualcomm and Samsung.
The new Dimensity chipsets are built using TSMC's 6-nanometer technology, versus 7-nanometer for last year's Dimensity 1000. And MediaTek took advantage of Arm's latest A78 core technology. Together, those advances make the Dimensity 1200 22% more powerful and 25% more battery efficient than last year's chipset.
There's also a 13% performance boost for for AI-related tasks like using portrait mode for multiple people in a shot or enabling panorama photos at night. And MediaTek has amped up its gaming features, like adding support for faster refresh displays.
The first phones using the Dimensity 1100 and 1200 will hit the market late in the first quarter. Already Chinese handset vendor Realme said it will be one of the first companies to release a smartphone with the Dimensity 1200. Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo also have said they'll use the new chipsets.
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