MediaTek has discreetly announced a new chipset named Helio G70. As the name goes, the new SoC is positioned under the Helio G90 and Helio G90T processors. Since it is a Helio G-series processor, the Helio G70 processor is designed to offer gaming capabilities on low powered smartphones. Rumors have it that the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 9 could be one of the first phones to debut with the new Helio G70 processor.
MediaTek Helio G70 Specifications
The Helio G70 is an octa-core processor that constitutes four cores of Cortex A75 working at 2GHz and four cores of Cortex A55 clocking at 1.7GHz. The SoC is coupled with 820MHz Mali-G52 2EEMC2. The smartphones powered by Helio G70 can deliver maximum resolutions of 1080 x 2520 pixels. It supports up to 8 GB of 1800MHz LPDDR4x and eMMC 5.1 storage.
When it comes to connectivity, the Helio G70 supports 4G carrier aggregation, Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0. The SoC supports a single camera of 48-megapixel or up to 16-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera system with support for up to 30fps video shooting. Other camera related features available through chipset are Face ID, rolling shutter compensation (RSC), single cam bokeh, dual cam bokeh and AI smart photo album. There is integrated Voice on Wakeup feature that optimizes the performance of voice assistant with less power consumption. The HyperEngine Game Technology ensures fast and smooth experience while enjoying games. It also supports intelligent networking and resource management while gaming.
In related news, the Redmi 9 could be one of the first Helio G70 powered smartphones. Rumors have it that Redmi 9 may come with a 6.6-inch display with notch-less design. It could be featuring 4 GB of RAM and may come equipped with a native storage of 64 GB. The phone could be also available in other variants. The MIUI 11 flavored Android 10 OS may come preloaded on the device. The handset is speculated to get announced in the first quarter of this year.
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