MediaTek Unveils New 5G Chipset Dimensity 800U For Mid-Range Smartphones With Support For ISRO's NavIC Tech

Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek on Tuesday (18 August) announced a new chipset called Dimensity 800U that brings 5G capabilities for mid-range smartphones.

MediaTek didn't reveal when the new chipset will arrive in the market but it may show up later this year.

"MediaTek's Dimensity 800U brings cutting-edge, next-gen technology to the Dimensity SoC series, bringing advanced 5G, imaging and multimedia technologies to high-performance 5G smartphones that deliver incredible 5G experiences,'' said Yenchi Lee, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek's Wireless Communications Business Unit.

The 5G modem of the Dimensity 800U support 5G+5G dual SIM dual standby technology, dual VoNR (Voice over New Radio), sub-6GHz NSA / SA networks, and 5G two carrier aggregation (2CC 5G-CA).

The octa-core chipset comes in with 2.4GHz clock speeds in the big cores, promising to be 11 per cent faster than the Dimensity 700 series with a 28 per cent faster GPU.

"The SoC has an octa-core CPU with a dual cluster consisting of two Arm Cortex-A76 processors with a clock speed of 2.4GHz and six Arm Cortex-A55 processors with a clock speed of 2.0GHz" MediaTek said in a statement.

The SoC supports Full HD+ displays with 120Hz refresh rates. For enhanced visual experience, it supports HDR10+ and MediaTek's MiraVision PQ engine with HDR optimisation for different kinds of videos.

In the camera department, devices with a Dimensity 800U will be able to have up to 64MP sensors with quad-lens configurations.

Other features of the Dimensity 800U include support for multiple trigger words for the different voice assistants, dual-mic noise reduction, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.1.

The chipset also supports India's own version of GPS system NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) developed by the Indian Space Reserach Organisation (ISRO).

(With inputs from IANS)