What are the differences between the three versions of MediaTek’s flagship 5G SoC? This article will help you understand their differences.

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5G mobile phones have become a new trend. According to the "Domestic Mobile Phone Market Operation Analysis Report in March 2020" released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, 5G mobile phone shipments from January to March 2020 were 14.06 million units. Moreover, the number of new 5G mobile phone products launched from January to March was nearly twice that of new 4G mobile phone products. However, most of the 5G phones on the market are equipped with Qualcomm's 5G processor. Therefore, both MediaTek and Huawei are actively launching 5G SoC.

This week, MediaTek released an upgraded version of Dimensity 1000 based on the flagship processor Dimensity 1000. 5G connection, screen refresh rate, game engine and image quality engine have been further upgraded, and iQOO will be launched in Dimensity 1000.

So far, the dimension 1000 series has released three versions: dimension 1000, dimension 1000 l, and dimension 1000. Why does MediaTek do this?

After half a year, Dimensity 1000 has received an upgrade.

It is the first flagship 5G mobile platform released by MediaTek Dimensity 1000 in November 2019. It is manufactured using 7nm process, integrates dual-mode 5G modem, and adopts large and small core design. Four of the latest Arm CPU cores Cortex-A77 are clocked at 2.6GHz, four Cortex-A55 are clocked at 2.0GHz, and the GPU is also Arm’s latest Mali-G77. In addition, it is equipped with an independent AI processor APU3.0 and supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 standards.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000

In general, the most advanced semiconductor technology in 2019, the powerful processing capabilities brought by the latest Arm CPU and GPU, are very important for the latest connection technology 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, APU 3.0 with 4.5TOPS support, Dimensity 1000s configuration is definitely the flagship.

Half a year later, on May 7, 2020, the upgraded version of Dimensity 1000 was released, which was upgraded in four aspects: platform capabilities, program technology, game technology, and display technology.

In terms of 5G connection, Dimensity 1000 continues the four major highlights of Dimensity 1000’s 5G performance:

The world’s fastest 5G network speed

The world’s first Supports 5G dual carrier aggregation

The world's most power-efficient baseband

The world's first to support 5G dual-SIM dual standby

Li, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek Wireless Communications Division Dr. Yanji said that Dimensity 1000 is equipped with MediaTek 5G UltraSave power-saving technology, and its average power consumption is 48% lower than competing products of the same level. Its 5G power consumption performance ranks first in the world.

In addition to supporting 5G, a major selling point of many new mobile phones this year is support for a 120Hz screen refresh rate. With the upgraded HyperEngine2.0, Dimensity 1000 performs well in 120-frame games. In Dimensity 1000, it directly supports the industry's highest 144Hz screen refresh rate, and the images per second are 2.4 times that of ordinary 60Hz screens.

According to Li Yanji, in a high frame rate gaming experience, the 144Hz screen refresh rate can greatly reduce screen smear and stuttering. Unprecedented smoothness gives players better tracking and chirality in games, helping them stay on top of their game.

Display-related upgrades and a new image quality engine. Dimensity 1000 is equipped with MediaTek's exclusive image display technology and the new MiraVision image quality engine, which upgrades video quality from both hardware and software levels, including three aspects:

AI scene quality optimization: combined with APU3. 0 powerful AI computing power and MiraVision's chip-level independent hardware can dynamically adjust the contrast, sharpness and color of each frame based on AI scene recognition, optimizing the image quality of 4K videos frame by frame in real time.

Beyond HDR10: By optimizing the dynamic range and image details of the video frame by frame, the native 4K HDR10 video quality is more vivid and lifelike, the color presentation is more delicate, and the picture levels are richer.

Video enhancement: The chip-level MiraVision image quality engine can efficiently complete the real-time partitioning operation of 4K images, improve the high dynamic range of the video, enhance the display effect of ordinary SDR video sources to HDR in real time, and greatly improve the quality of video images. Contrast, brightness, detail and clarity.

In addition, it is also equipped with size 1000

For example, the incoming call network shown in the press conference.

Based on HyperEngine 2.0, users can play games without being affected by incoming calls. In addition, in apps like WeChat, video calls will not be interrupted suddenly due to an incoming call.

There is also HyperEngine 2.0, which was highlighted at the press conference. It is specially optimized for Bluetooth transmission, allowing Bluetooth to respond with zero perceived time difference. With the increasing popularity of Bluetooth wireless headsets, this is also an important experience upgrade for gamers.

It is worth noting that with the latest release of Dimensity 1000, the Dimensity 1000 series already has three versions of products, the other two versions are Dimensity 1000 and Dimensity 1000L. Regarding the specific differences in performance and parameters between the three versions of Dimensity 1000, Lei asked in a media interview. However, due to the online Q&A method and time constraints, the MediaTek spokesperson was unable to answer this question. Let’s try to analyze it.

Dimensity 1000 has already been introduced. In fact, Dimensity 1000L is not specifically released by MediaTek, but appears on the first mobile phone OPPO Reno3 equipped with Dimensity 1000 series SoC.

According to media reports, the large core of Dimensity 1000Ls has dropped from 2.6GHz to 2.4GHz at 1000 dimensions, the number of multi-core GPUs has changed from MC9 at 1000 dimensions to MC7, and the main frequency speed has also dropped. Obviously, the L here means Lite.

In other words, Dimensity 1000L is a software and hardware adjustment requirement made by MediaTek based on cooperation between customers and mobile phone OEMs. According to Leifeng.com, the adjustment of CPU frequency is more at the software level and is relatively flexible.

With the release of Dimensity 1000, MediaTek has also divided its flagship 5G SoC into three versions of products. There is not much difference between these three versions of products, but they can better meet the differentiated needs of mobile phone OEM manufacturers and better reflect their value in the increasingly competitive mobile phone market.

Of course, we can also understand this approach from another angle. The cost of the 7nm process is very high. Huawei also stated that its R&D department will continue to support Huawei. The research and development cost of the 7nm Kirin 980 exceeds US$300 million. The cost per test for Kirin 990 using TSMC's second-generation 7nm process is as high as 200 million yuan.

MediaTek, which pays more attention to cost-effectiveness, is not as enthusiastic about the most advanced semiconductor processes as Huawei and Apple. However, in order to show its advantages in the 5G competition, MediaTek's Dimensity 1000 still chose the expensive 7nm process.

In this case, Dimensity 1000 must be widely adopted by customers to achieve strategic and product success. At this time, based on Dimensity 1000, Dimensity 1000 l is provided according to customer needs, and Dimensity 1000 is upgraded based on the flagship configuration to meet higher-end needs. The Dimensity 1000 series is available in three versions.

Behind the upgrade of flagship processors is the increasingly fierce 5G competition.

In fact, Qualcomm also upgraded the performance of its flagship processor last year. In July last year, Qualcomm suddenly released the Snapdragon 855 Plus through a press release. Snapdragon 855 is Qualcomm's flagship SoC released in December 2018 to better meet the needs of the mobile phone market in the second half of 2019.

This makes it easier to understand that MediaTek will launch a fully upgraded Dimensity 1000 half a year after releasing the flagship Dimensity 1000 5G SoC. The flagship mobile phone platforms of Dimensity 1000, Dimensity 1000L and Dimensity 1000 further illustrate that the current competition in mobile phone SoC has reached a higher level. In order to maintain flagship levels and better meet market demand, mobile phone SoC providers such as MediaTek and Qualcomm also need to increase the update frequency of flagship processors in a more flexible manner.

This is a reflection of the fiercer competition in 5G processors. For MediaTek, improving performance in this way, meeting the latest needs of mobile phone OEMs, and maintaining the level of flagship 5G processors also determine whether MediaTek's product status in the United States can continue to improve.

Then, what we need to pay attention to next is the number and specific performance of mobile phones equipped with Dimensity 1000 series processors.

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