MediaTek on Wednesday launched its 64-bit chip, addressing the modem and RF needs of wireless operators.
MT6735 is sampling to early customers in Q4, 2014, with the first commercial devices to be available in Q2, 2015.
MediaTek is enabling its customers to develop on the MT6735 and sell mobile devices, creating R&D cost savings and economies of scale in manufacturing.
The MT6735 builds upon MediaTek’s existing line-up of mainstream LTE platforms by adding the WorldMode modem capability.
The MT6735 incorporates four 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processors, delivering better performance than Cortex-A7.
Jeffrey Ju, general manager of the MediaTek Smartphone Business Unit, said: “As LTE 4G becomes mainstream, the processing power must be consistently high to ensure the best possible user experience. That’s why 64-bit CPUs and CorePilot technology are standard features across all of our LTE solutions.”
The MT6735 platform includes quad-core, up to 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit processors with MediaTek’s CorePilot multi-processor control system; and Mali-T720 GPU with support for the Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2 APIs.
The new chip supports low-power, 1080p, 30fps video playback on the video codec standard H.265 and legacy H.264 and 1080p, 30fps H.264 video recording.
It has integrated 13MP camera image signal processor with support for features like PIP (Picture-in-Picture), VIV (Video in Video) and Video Face Beautifier and display support up to HD 1280×720 resolution with MediaTek MiraVision technology for DTV-grade picture quality.
On July 15, 2014, MediaTek announced MT6795, the 64-bit octa-core LTE smartphone chip with the world’s first 2K display support. MT6795 is currently set to be the first 64-bit 4G LTE octa-core chip running up to 2.2GHz to hit the market. The SoC features MediaTek’s CorePilot technology providing multi-processor performance and thermal control.
