These are Mediatek’s new high-end SoCs for 5G smartphones
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In the second quarter of 2021 we will be able to buy the first smartphones that use the new Mediatek processors Dimensity 1100 and 1200. Their performance should be at the flagship level.
With the Dimensity 1100 and 1200, Mediatek brings two SoCs (System-on-a-Chip), which are designed for premium smartphones and manufactured in the six-nanometer process, and which have 5G connectivity on board. The larger Dimensity 1200 differs from the slightly smaller 1100 in terms of performance mainly in two factors that affect several performance areas.
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Dimensity 1200 clocks faster, does more
The Dimensity 1200 uses one of them as the so-called Ultra Core in his four-man combination of ARM Cortex-A78. This single core can achieve a performance of up to 3 gigahertz and has double the L2 cache. Mediatek made the ARM Mali-G77 MC9 graphics unit at 1200 legs. This is at least suggested by the addition of Boosted, which the otherwise identical GPU of the 1100 does not have.
In fact, the Dimensity 1200 can control screens with FHD Plus resolution at up to 168 Hertz, the little brother only with up to 144 Hertz. If it goes beyond Full HD, both Dimensity chips are only capable of 90 Hertz.
There is a small difference in the image processor. Here the 1200 can control cameras with up to 200 megapixels, the smaller 1100 only supports 108 megapixels. Likewise, only the 1200 can record 4K videos with a high dynamic range.
Dimensity 1100 and 1200 otherwise identical
The 1200 and 1100 do not differ in any other respect. In terms of performance, they should be a little below the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, but well within the range of what is required for current premium smartphones. The Dimensity 1200 should be a bit more powerful than the Dimensity 1100 in all points due to the higher clock rates.
The new Dimensity chips come with four ARM Cortex-A78 and four Arm Cortex-A55 each. The older version Mali-G77 is used as the graphics unit. For the main memory, Mediatek still relies on LPDDR4X with 2,133 megahertz. Unlike the competition, Mediatek does not use the Cortex-X1.
5G is integrated directly in the SoC of both chips, which should ensure higher data throughput. Bluetooth version 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 are also on board. The chips allow dual 5G in dual SIM smartphones.
The first smartphones with the new chips, for example from Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme and Vivo, should be in stores by the end of March or beginning of April.
