MediaTek unveils Helio P23 and P30 processors for mid-segment smartphones

MediaTek has announced the Helio P23 and Helio P30 system-on-chips (SoCs). MediaTek claims that the new chipsets are designed to deliver performance and power efficiency, dual camera photography, dual SIM and dual 4G VoLTE capabilities. Both the P23 and P30, are 16nm chipsets.

“Reaching the mid-market means bringing people affordable devices that power and perform with the latest features, like dual-cameras and 4G LTE connectivity,” said TL Lee, General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communication business unit. “In the rapidly growing arena of new premium mid-range devices, mobile technology innovators know they need to stand out in a crowded field – P23 and P30 enable them to do that.”

Here is a breakdown of the features that the two SoC’s support.

Dual Camera Support

The P23 and P30 bring dual-camera support to the MediaTek Helio line. The MediaTek Helio P23 features support for 13+13 megapixel dual-camera setups, while MediaTek Helio P30 supports up to 16+16 megapixels. The P30 also features a new Vision Processing Unit (VPU), a dedicated 500MHz digital signal processor paired to the Image Signal Processors.

Dual 4G VoLTE Connectivity

The MediaTek Helio P23 delivers dual 4G VoLTE/ViLTE support. The P23 and P30 feature MediaTek’s latest generation 4G LTE WorldMode modem and the company claims that the chipsets offer “superior power efficiency and performance, with a unique combination of Cat-7/13 speeds at 300 Mbit/s download and 150Mbit/s upload. TAS 2.0 (Transmitting Antenna Switching) smart antenna technology further enhances performance and user experience, by using the best antenna combination to provide optimal signal quality”.

MediaTek’s CorePilot Technology

Powered by MediaTek’s CorePilot technology, the P23 and P30 are built on eight Arm Cortex-A53 processers operating up to 2.3GHz. Both chipsets feature the new Mali G71 MP2 GPU, clocked at 770MHz in the P23 and 950MHz in the P30. The MediaTek press release says, “MediaTek’s CorePilot 4.0 technology with power aware scheduling, thermal management and UX monitoring enables sustained high-performance and reliably consistent user-experience. The P23 and P30 deliver fast performance and connectivity without sacrificing battery life”.

In Q4 of 2017, the MediaTek Helio P23 will be available globally and the MediaTek Helio P30 will launch first in China.

Comments

YouTube gets a new identity with updated logo and improved design

For the first time ever, YouTube has changed its logo and done away with its “Tube-in-a-tube” design. Both the YouTube website and the app have adopted a new material design and added some new features. After almost 12 years and for the first time ever, YouTube has a new identity in the form of an updated logo. The new logo also serves as YouTube’s app icon and can be seen in on the website as well. The previous YouTube logo displayed a “tube-in-a-tube” design in which the red patch covered the second half of the logo. The new design sports a much brighter red color and the play button sits on the left of the brand name. The video streaming service itself has undergone a design overhaul with new color schemes, typeface, and a bunch of major changes to the look, feel, and functionality of its desktop and mobile app. The mobile app now sports a much cleaner design with gestures such as double tapping on the left or right side of a video in order to forward or rewind it by t...

CIA accused of spying on India's Aadhaar data through UIDAI verified biometrics company Cross Match

A WikiLeaks report points out that the CIA uses a covert information collection tool called ExpressLane to spy on India's Aadhaar data. The Indian government has reportedly denied any such data leaks and breach of privacy. A new report from GGI News cites a recent WikiLeaks expose, saying that the US intelligence agency, CIA, may have access to the biometric data of India’s 1.17 billion Aadhaar card users. As per the WikiLeaks report, the CIA uses a covert information collection tool to snoop on other US-based intelligence organisations like the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In it’s report WikiLeaks writes, “The OTS (Office of Technical Services), a branch within the CIA, has a biometric collection system that is provided to liaison services around the world -- with the expectation for sharing of the biometric takes collected on the systems. But this 'voluntary sharing' obviously does...

Sarahah app exposed for quietly uploading users' contacts to company servers without proper permissions

The anonymous messaging app Sarahah has been uploading your phone’s contacts to the company’s servers without your knowledge or permission. The security loophole was first discovered by analyst Zachary Julian and The Intercept was the first publication to report the same. The harvesting of a user's contacts is a big setback for users of the Sarahah app and opens them up to multiple security risks. Sarahah's privacy policy states that it will not sell user data to third parties unless it is part of bulk data used for statistics and research. The Sarahah app has recorded millions of downloads on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store combined. According to Julian, the app that plays on getting users “honest feedback” from their friends, quietly harvests and uploads its user’s phone contacts to the company’s servers.These include all phone numbers and email addresses stored in your device’s address books. While Sarahah does ask for permission to access a user...

Geekdaz

Search This Blog