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Apart from Acer's top of the line Predator 8 gaming tablet , the OEM has another gaming related device in the form of a bad-ass looking smartphone . Presenting the new Acer Predator 6 , this phone , (no press images released yet) is set to be one of the first devices to rock Mediatek's new X20 series of 64bit Soc's designed solely to bring raw performance . The phone , designed on the same aesthetics as the Predator Tablet packs a 2.5Ghz Mediatek Helios X20 Soc clocked to 2.5 Ghz and consists of one cluster designed on the new ARM Cortex A72 design . The phone is said to pack 4GB of RAM , a 6" IPS display and a 24MP rear camera . Specs are dodgy at the moment , but more details about its availability and more specs will be dished out soon Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - 9to5Google

Mediatek has been on a roll producing some hair raising Soc's last month , the X10 and X20 - both based on the newer Cortex A72 architectures managed get some insane benchmark scores while being affordable to many of its OEM clientele ,like the X10 , the new P10 is said to attract keen manufacturers who search for "premium performance" at a lower cost . The P10 , unlike the  advanced X series , has 8 cores in Big little architecture with 4 Cortex A53 cores and 4 low power A53's , the Soc has 2Ghz clock speed and it comes with Mali -T860 Dual core GPU clocked to 700 mhz The P10 also boasts of Cat 6 data speeds on LTE , which means a theoretical data speed of 300mbps download speed , the chip is also has 110dB SNR and -95dB THD Hifi audio.The P10 is also said to feature MiraVision 2.0 which ensures HD@60fps playback .The Mediatek P10 is said to ship in the third quarter of this year. Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source -  Engadget

Mediatek is surely going in guns blazing with their all new 10 core  helios X20 chipset , the processor  , launched along side the equally impressive Helios X10 (8 core) chip has taken the industry by storm as the chipset boasts a whopping 10 64bit cores arrange in a tri-cluster format with 2 Cortex A72 cores taking center stage . The chip ,which is a direct competitor to the Snapdragon 820 (Qualcomm's next gen mobile processor) is now poised to compete in the marketing department as Mediatek has already grabbed the attention of some leading smartphone vendors and manufacturers who are looking for a cost effective yet flagship chipset for future products . According to new reports , Mediatek's new chip has grabbed the attention of LG , HTC , Sony , Huawei , Xiaomi ,ZTE , Meizu and Lenovo and many other handset makers . The chipset , which is based on the newly anounced ARM Cortex A72 and the lesser powerful A53 architecture with 2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.5GHz , 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GH...

A few weeks back , Sony announced the Sony Xperia E4 , the standard variant , which is said to pack the exact same hardware as this one was given only one omission , and that is 4G LTE . The new model has a 1.5Ghz Mediatek Quadcore processor - which is a slight increase from the 1.3Ghz found in the 3G model . The rest of the specs are kept the same , the 5" qHD display , the cameras and even the battery is kept the same .The phone will be available in April in either Black or White at a price of  $148 (EUR130) Related topic - Sony outs new Xperia E4 and E4 Dual sim Sony Xperia E4G *5" 540x960 resolution IPS display *5mp rear camera with HDR , burst photography ,1080p video recording and single LED flash *2mp front facing camera *4G LTE *Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core processor - 1.5Ghz , Mali400MP2 graphics *1GB Ram /8GB storage + MicroSD card slot upto 32GB *Dual or single sim *FM radio *2300 mAh battery ,12Hours talk time , 29 days standby *Android 4.4.4 Kit...

HTC's upcoming One M9 - also known as "hima" in this part of the internet is probably the next big thing for the company , the phone , which is said to pack a Snapdragon 810 chip , 3GB of RAM and a 20.7mp rear camera is said to be the device that will supposedly take on the other top champs from the rest of the Android gang ,but like all companies ,HTC is said to work on a regional -carrier model which according to the new leak is China bound . Say hello to the HTC One M9 Plus this phone , originally leaked in China packs a Mediatek processor instead of the Qualcomm chip , the chip however is in question as the preliminary Antutu leaks show the phone lagging behind the Xperia Z2 from 2014 and even the Snapdragon 800 powered Mi3 . This poor rating is possibly caused by either the processor being underclocked or the processor  failing to handle the 2K display ,this however is yet to be seen as . The rest of the specs include a possible duo camera set up (like the M8) a...

In order to gain a bigger stake in the Chinese smartphone market ,Asus has unveiled a new budget handset called the ASUS Pegas X002 . The phone  , like most other budget devices ,has a mediatek processor , a 5mp rear camera and a 5" display which has a resolution of 720p . The phone is said to be 4G enabled and sadly the $128 smartphone will not be sold outside China . Display - 5" 1280x720p IPS display  OS - Android 4.4 with Zen UI Design -  Connectivity -4G FDD LTE available , GSM,HSPA+ 3G, WIFI 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.0 MicroUSB 2.0 GPS + GLONASS+ Beidou Processor - Quadcore 1.5Ghz  Mediatek MTK6732 64bit processor , Cortex A53 GPU - Mali- T750  Ram -2GB Storage - 16GB Onboard +MicroSD expansion slot Camera(s) - 8MP rear camera LED flash , HD video recording at 1080p - 5MP front camera Battery - 2500Ah Battery Other - Price -  (4G version - $128) available only in China  Written by Rakitha for MasHD So...

Lenovo , at its special IFA event in Berlin , launched two new smartphones to the Vibe series , the first phone , The Lenovo Vibe X2 is Lenovo's latest mid range flagship smartphone .launched along side the  Vibe Z2 , the X2 holds its own ground thanks to the new Mediatek MTK6595m True Octa core processor , The phone has Android 4.4 and Lenovo's custom Vibe UI 2.0 on top . Read the specs Below Display - 5.0" IPS LCD , 414 ppi , Gorilla glass 3 protection OS - Android 4.4 Kitkat +Sense 6 UI with Blinkfeed Design - Unibody smartphone ,140.2 x 68.6 x 7.3 mm ,120g Connectivity -Optional (Micro Sim) dual sim version available, Quad Band LTE ,LTE Cat 4 speeds ,Quad Band GSM ,Wifi 802.11 b/g/n/ac ,Wifi direct , Bluetooth 4.0 , GPS + Glonass Processor - MediatTek MT6595m True8Core GPU - PowerVR G600 Ram - 2GB Storage - 32GB Camera(s) - 13MP with LED Flash , 1080p Recording ,LED  Flash 5 mp front facing camera Battery - 2300 mAh , non removable ...

Although its not famous as its brother - Xiaomi , Meizu , another Chinese OEM that runs under Western smartphone market radar annually launches its flagship smartphone in the MX class, and this year , Meizu has launched the MX4 , (do not confuse this with the Xiaomi Mi4) . The MX4 , unlike the Mi3 , the MX4 features a octa core chipset developed by Mediatek . the Mediatek M6595 processor features 2 - 4 core islands with the first set -  4 A17 cores clocked to 2.2Ghz followed by 4 1.7ghz  Cortex A7 cores along with 2GB of LPDDR3 ram and PowerVR G9200 . The display , which features a odd resolution of 1152x1920 and a screensize of 5.36" is probably the first of its type on a smartphone as it features a 15:9 aspect ratio , the display has a Gorilla Glass 3 layer as protection .The phone runs on android 4.4.4 with flyme 4 skin/mod on top .The phone features a 20mp Sony Exmor R sensor that is capable of 4K video recording . the camera features a dual LED setup and it has a 2mp came...

HTC has been collecting profits and reputation  in the Global smartphone market thanks to the HTC One M8 , which is one of the top smartphones of the year ,Although the recent quarter profits leveled the earlier chain of losses , HTC is determined in taking home that advantage by launching attractive handsets for "affordable" prices in Strategic regions such as Asia ,and with the new HTC Desire 616 , the company hopes to do just that . Priced at $240 , the phone at first thought looks rather expensive , but we have to keep in mind that the price is a conversion figure from converting 298 Singaporean dollars into US$ so taxes may be included . The Desire 616 is said to be available only in the Asian region so don't expect to see it popping into a network carrier in Europe or North Am. The phone has a 1.4Ghz Octacore Mediatek processor with 1GB RAM ,4GB of local storage with support for MicroSD card slot and a removable 2000mAh battery . The phone features HTC Sense 5.5...

As expected , the Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone is official . The phone , or shall we say phablet , is quite a decent device for a small price .The Redmi will come in two variants , with the cheaper one packing a Octa-Core 1.4 Ghz chipset and 1GB Ram and the higher end version packing a 1.7 Ghz Octa-Core chipset with 2GB of RAM.The 1.4 Ghz and the 1.7GHz chipsets are of the Metdiatek MTK6592 Octa-Core variant , so nothing to complain much here . Both phones will pack a 5.5" IPS diaplay of the 720p variant and they will have Xiaomi's own MIUI interface with Android . The phone will have a 13MP rear camera with flash and a 5MP front camera for selfies . Both models will also pack a 3200 mAh battery which will surely put a smile on all battery-life fans . The Xiaomi Redmi note is currently available in China but Hugo Barra - VP of Xiaomi , said that the Redmi note will be internationally available in May with prices starting at $129 for the 1.4GHz model and $159 f...

Related - Motorola 360 smartwatch LG G Watch Google has gone official with their new project called Android Wear - the latest alliance brings Android to the still untapped market of smartwatches and wearable technology . Although many companies produced in house Android wearables , the platform was never official nor was it very effective because developer tools were virtually non existent and were proprietary . However with the launch of Android Wear , Google has teamed up with HTC , LG,ASUS ,Motorola and Samsung and some lesser known brands like Fossil to create a totally new platform from scratch .The project will also be supported by big microprocessor companies like Intel,Qualcomm,Broadcomm,Mediatek and imagination who will work to produce even smaller microprocessors for future devices. As for now , the project requires the smartwatch to basically sync notifications from any Android app installed on the paired smartphone . The Google smartwatches will also need to work...

During the past few months , Mediatek has been steaming on full speed ahead in terms of mobile processors , now they are hoping to break the ice on mobile data sharing by introducing a new NFC rival called HotKnot , although the name has no technical meaning , the system works through a special capacitor touch ICs for touchscreens, combined with data from the smartphone’s proximity and gravity sensor, for now Mediatek has not gone into detail about hotknot , but we can expect some major Chinese OEM's like lenovo ,Oppo to pick this technology up due to its lower cost compared to the antenna and RF chip used in NFC GSMArena

MediaTek announced MT6732 – a 64-bit chipset with category 4 (150Mb/s download) LTE connectivity. In addition to the new SoC, the semiconductor company unveiled MT6630 five-in-one combo connectivity SoC as well as Pump Express fast charging tech for mobile devices. The MediaTek MT6732 64-bit chipset features 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor and next-generation Mali-T670 GPU. The graphics chip supports Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2 APIs for high-end graphics. Additional feature of the SoC include support for low-power 1080p video playback with H.265 and H.264 codecs, as well as 1080p@30fps video recording. The chipset supports 13MP camera image signal processor. In addition to LTE, connectivity options of the MT6732 include HSPA+ (42Mb/s download), TD-SCDMA, and EDGE. Dual-band WI-Fi with Miracast and Bluetooth 4.0 are also present. MediaTek MT6630 on the other hand, is the world’s first five-in one combo wireless SoC. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, advan...

MediaTek has officially taken wraps of its newest chipset, dubbed MT6592, which is a true octa-core solution for the mobile platform. The MT6592 features an advanced eight-core processor that is said to have a better balance between performance and the power consumption. MediaTek's latest addition is designed to deliver a premium gaming experience, advanced multi-tasking, and enhanced web browsing performance for high-end smartphones and tablets. The chipset is built on the 28nm architecture with each of its eight cores capable of clocking up to 2GHz. The advanced MediaTek scheduling algorithm will monitor the temperature and the power consumption of the SoC to make sure that chip delivers optimum performance. There's a multimedia subsystem with a quad-core graphics engine and a video playback system that supports up to 4K Ultra-HD playphone. The chipset can also support up to a 16 megapixel camera and fullHD display. Furthermore, MediaTek's ClearMotion technology con...

Lenovo re-thought the laptop, bringing flexible displays to a variety of different notebooks, and has now turned its focus to the tablet. The new Yoga Tablet 8 and 10 appear almost book- or magazine-inspired, like the Sony Xperia Tablet S, with a round bulge along one edge to serve as a grip. The design itself isn't completely new — the new tablets look eerily similar to the Apple Wireless Keyboard — but the extra space allows Lenovo to pack the tablets full of battery life. Both devices will supposedly last 16 to 18 hours on a single charge, which Lenovo hopes will make these tablets stand out from the competition. Both the 8-inch and 10-inch Yoga tablets feel solid and well-built, with a slightly textured backing and slim body, except for the cylindrical battery. The new shape is actually really comfortable to hold, especially the 8-inch model, which has a great grip for reading. Both tablets also have a kickstand that's a little hard to open but holds steady at any angle, ...

This is the new LG G Pro Lite. It's meant to bring some of the Optimus G Pro experience to a more money-conscious crowd and brings the welcome bonus that is a digital pen. It will offer a single and dual-SIM option and be available this month in South America, followed by Russia, China, India and various markets in the Middle East and Asia. The LG G Pro Lite sports a 5.5" qHD (960 x 540 pixels) LCD display, dual-core MediaTek MT6577 1.0 GHz processor, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 1 GB of RAM, 8 gigs of on-board storage along with a microSD card. There's a Stylus Pen, which has its own slot in the phone and stereo speakers. On the inside Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 is in charge of operations. The dual-SIM variant has capacitive touch keys with a dedicated Hot Key for switching SIMs, whereas the single-SIM option features a regular home button. The rest of the highlights include an 8 MP snapper with a backside-illuminated sensor and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera. The LG G Pro Lite wei...

Typically, when Lenovo launches a new tablet the device is powered by the Windows operating system. Lenovo has offered up Android-powered smartphones in the past, but hasn’t been a significant factor in the Android-powered tablet market. Lenovo has now announced the launch of the pair of new tablets in Europe that both run the Android operating system. Both of the new Android tablets fit into Lenovo’s Yoga flexible hybrid tablet line. The first of the tablets is the Lenovo IdeaPad B6000-F, which features an eight-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800. It uses a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8125 processor paired with 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. The tablet also has a five-megapixel rear camera and a 6000 mAh internal battery. Lenovo says that battery is good for up to 16 hours of use per charge. The operating system is Android 4.2. The main differences between the B6000-F and B8000-F, screen size and battery capacity, the other features are the same. The B8000-F ta...

BLU has announced its Studio 5.5 affordable smartphone, which offers a large screen and a quad-core CPU at a very attractive price point. It's built around a 5.5" TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, which makes for a pixel density of 178ppi. Under the hood, the BLU Studio 5.5 packs a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU and a PowerVR SGX544 GPU on the MediaTek MTM6589 platform. There's 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which is expandable via the microSD card slot. At the back, there's a 5MP shooter with an LED flash and 1080p video recording, while at the front sits a VGA camera. Popping the battery cover reveals two SIM card slots as well as the 2,250mAh Li-Ion battery, which BLU says is good for up to 300 hours of standby or 4 hours of 3G talk time. The Blu Studio 5.5 measures 157 x 79.5 x 9.5mm and weighs 184 grams. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, but BLU hasn't detailed its plans for future updates at this point. Available win a number...

Looks like MediaTek has scored a big client. Really big. Yup, Samsung may opt to use the vendor’s chips in some of its products. According to the Chinese-language Commercial Times and brought to our attention by DigiTimes, MediaTek is expected to enter the supply chain of Samsung Electronics with its quad- and 8-core mobile processors in the second half of 2014. We’d have to guess Sammy will use MediaTek’s gear in its low-to-mid end smartphones and tablets, leaving the higher end of the market for its own Exynos processors and those made by Qualcomm. While MediaTek’s chips do rock four or eight cores, it’s important to note these are usually slower Cortex-A7 cores that may be power-efficient but can’t deliver the performance of faster Cortex-A9 and Cortex-A15 cores. MediaTek has been growing like crazy in the last few years, with many Chinese vendors opting to use these chips, rather than more expensive ones made by the likes of Qualcomm. Among the companies relying on MediaTek c...

The IFA 2013 announcement festivities continue with Lenovo's announcement of the new Vibe X ultra-thin smartphone. At 6.9mm thin and a weight of 120 g, the device is one of the most compact to be found sporting a 5-inch 1080p display. Along with the Vibe X smartphone, Lenovo also announced the 7″ S5000 tablet. The tablet shares the Vibe’s sleek design and while it’s not as thin as the smartphone (the S5000 is still pretty thin at 7.9mm), it’s very light for a 7″ tablet, tipping the scales at just 246g. The tablet features 3G HSPA+ connectivity with voice call support (in select countries, the US isn’t getting it). There will also be a Wi-Fi only version. The Lenovo S5000 runs Android 4.2 with Lenovo customizations and it’s powered by a Mediatek MT8389 chipset (quad-core Cortex-A7 at 1.2GHz processor and PowerVR Series5XT GPU). The 3,450mAh battery will last 8 hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi and 6 hours of watching HD videos according to Lenovo. Web browsing and video wat...