Summary: MediaTek has now officially announced MediaTek Helio A22 SoC which will be a budget SoC. This new SoC aims to facilitate high-performance devices without a premium price tag. It comes with 12nm TSMC FinFET technology which comes with four energy efficient Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 2 GHz. MediaTek says that CPU performance will be up to 30% faster and GPU up to 72% faster than the competition.
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Main Article: MediaTek, the Taiwanese semiconductor company officially announced MediaTek Helio A22 SoC. This processor is aimed at the budget devices to offer some premium features. In addition, Helio A22 is the first SoC Of Helio A series chip. Last month, Xiaomi announced Redmi 6A with this new SoC. MediaTek’s biggest rival is Qualcomm when its come to mobile SoC. However, Qualcomm has been dominating the market for quite a long time now but recently with Helio P60 MediaTek surprised everyone. It seems like MediaTek is gearing up to take the charge against Qualcomm by offering premium features at the much lower price. Helio P60 was the first step towards this policy and now with A22, it is more evident.
The new MediaTek Helio A22 SoC comes with 12nm TSMC FinFET technology. It aims to deliver high performance with greater power efficiency. In addition, it has Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs, each clocked at 2.0 GHz with MediaTek CorePilot technology. Therefore, it optimizes power for each task to extend device battery life. Helio A22 also got AI features thanks to the MediaTek NeuroPilot SDK and It also supports Google Android Neural Networks API is also. Thus it will offer AI Face ID (Face Unlock), AI Smart Photo Album and more. MediaTek says that CPU performance will be up to 30% faster and GPU up to 72% faster than the Snapdragon 425. However, the company didn’t reveal the exact version of the PowerVR GPU.
The A22 supports 20:9 HD+ screen, 13+8MP dual or 21MP single camera setup at 30 frames per second (FPS). It also supports both LPDDR3, LPDDR4x to offer better flexibility. On the connectivity side, it becomes more interesting as it supports dual 4G SIM with VoLTE/ViLTE. Its WorldMode modem integrates MediaTek TAS 2.0 smart antenna technology. This technology offers essential new standards such as eMBMS, HUPE, Band 71 and advanced IMS. It also got a dedicated sub-processor for
4-Satellite multi-GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo), Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac.
TL Lee, General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communication business unit at MediaTek said:
The Helio A Series continues our vision of a mobile marketplace that is accessible to everyone, where high-end features are not limited to high-end devices. As we’ve seen, mid-market growth continues to explode and there continues to be consumer interest in powerful and quality devices that offer them the best value. With Helio A22, device makers can bring to market innovative devices that provide consumers unparalleled mobile experiences in the mid-range, including incredible performance, long battery life and advanced photography and AI enhancements.
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