MediaTek announced the MT6595, a mobile solution with the 4G LTE octa-core smartphone SOC powered by the latest Cortex-A17 CPUs from ARM.
The MT6595 employs ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture with MediaTek’s CorePilot technology to deliver a Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) platform that unlocks the power of all eight cores.
The MT6595 platform will be commercially available by the first half of 2014, with devices expected in the second half of the year.
Main features of MT6595:
* Four ARM Cortex-A17(TM), each with significant performance improvement over previous-generation processors, plus four Cortex-A7 CPUs.
* ARM big.LITTLE architecture with full-system coherency performs sophisticated tasks efficiently
* Integrated Imagination Technologies PowerVR
* Series6 GPU for high-performance graphics
* Integrated 4G LTE Multi-Mode Modem
* Rel. 9, Category 4 FDD and TDD LTE with data rates up to 150Mbits/s downlink and 50Mbits/s uplink
* DC-HSPA+ (42Mbits/s), TD-SCDMA and EDGE for legacy 2G/3G networks
* 30+ 3GPP RF bands support to meet operator needs worldwide
* World’s first mobile SOC with integrated, low-power hardware support for the new H.265 Ultra HD (4K2K) video record & playback, in addition to Ultra HD video playback support for H.264 & VP9
* Supports 24-bit 192 kHz Hi-Fi quality audio codec with high performance digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) to head phone >110dB SNR
* 20MP camera capability and a high-definition WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display controller
* MediaTek ClearMotion technology eliminates motion jitter and ensures smooth video playback at 60fps on mobile devices
* MediaTek MiraVision technology for DTV-grade picture quality
* First MediaTek Mobile Platform Supporting 802.11ac
“MediaTek is focused on delivering a full-range of 4G LTE platforms and the MT6595 will enable our customers to deliver premium products with advanced features to a growing market,” said Jeffrey Ju, general manager of the MediaTek Smartphone Business Unit.
