Qualcomm and Snapdragon are already hard at work on their next-gen processor for 2016. It seems that Mediatek too is rolling up its sleeves as it plans to introduce the Helio X12 which is an updated version of the Helio X10.
The Helio X12 will be one of the processors in their lineup that will power phones in 2016. It will go head to head with the likes of the Samsung Exynos 7422 and Snapdragon 618/620 from Qualcomm. Here is the detailed list of specifications of the Helio X12:
- True 64bit Octa-Core, 8x Cortex A53, 2.25GHz
- Imagination GX6250, 750MHz, MiraVision 2.0
- Dual-Channel 933MHz LPDDR3, eMMC 5.1
- USB Host: 5Gbps USB 3.1 Gen1 (OTG)
- Dual ISPs, 21MP ZSD, TrueBright Engine
- Improved 3A / Denoise / Demosaic / Sharpness
- 10bit 4K Video Playback (HEVC, VP9, h.264)
- 4K 30fps HDR Video Recording (HEVC, h.264)
- LTE Cat.6, World-Mode (CDMA2K), VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling
- Single RF, 14/14 Primary / Diversity RX Ports, 2×20 CA
- External Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio & GNSS (MT6630)
- API Support: OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
- Manufacturing Node: New 28nm HPC+ (TSMC)