MediaTek announced today a new Android platform designed to address the
emerging low-cost smartphone market. Designated the MT6575, this
platform combines a single-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, a graphics
processor, and GSM/HSPA radios into a System-on-Chip package. This
setup can also handle dual hot-swappable SIM cards and a variety of
screen and camera resolutions. Will this be the chipset we see in
developing markets and MVNOs over the next few years?
For its
mid-range offerings, the MT6575 can handle 720p high-definition
recording and playback via a PowerVR SGX Series5 GPU; this will
accommodate the qHD screen (960x540) and 8MP camera targets for this
phone range. The system scales down well, providing usability and
economy for the smaller screens, lower memory capacity, and less
resolution-intensive cameras that will likely be found on many phones in
emerging and pre-paid markets.
The MT6575 platform also brings enhanced dual-SIM experiences to the Android platform. From the press release:
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With
the MT6575 dual‐SIM solution, consumers will no longer have to worry
about dropped calls while active data transfer is happening on either
SIM card, and will experience automatic resumption of data exchange once
calls on the other SIM card have ended, in addition, with the hot swap
feature enabled, the SIM card can be inserted without switching off the
mobile.
The first handsets based on the MT6575 chipset are expected to be available in Q1 2012. The full press release can be found at MediaTek's media site.
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