MediaTek has introduced two new members to the Helio X20 family. The MediaTek Helio X23 and X27 mobile processors will soon be available on upcoming phones. These two upgraded mobile processors are claimed to offer the next level in user experiences by improving the overall performance, and camera quality. With the bump in performance and camera quality, these processors still provide power-efficiency with the help of an Envelope Tracking Module.
This module dynamically adjusts the output voltage based on signal strength from the power amplifier, averaging a 15% reduction in power consumption during peak output. Also, these chipsets include MiraVision EnergySmart Screen power-saving tech that modifies the display parameters based on the on-screen content and ambient lighting for up to a 25% reduction in display power consumption.
Coming to the performance, both the SoCs get Tri-Cluster Deca-core architecture. The MediaTek Helio X23 employs a combination of 2x Cortex-A72 (2.3GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 (1.85GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 (1.4GHz). And the X27 uses a more powerful 2x Cortex-A72 (2.6GHz ) 4x Cortex-A53 (2.0GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 (1.6GHz) combination. These SoCs are also benefitted by MediaTek CorePilot 3.0 technology. Both deliver more than a 20% overall processing improvement and significant increases in Web browsing and application launching speeds based on MediaTek-engineered advancements in the CPU/GPU heterogeneous computing scheduling algorithm.
Supporting the new smartphone camera trend, the dual camera photography, the MediaTek Helio X23 and X27 fully support the tech with the upgraded MediaTek Imagiq image-signal-processing solution. MediaTek Imagiq ISP is the first to integrate color and mono cameras and depth-of-field applications into a single ISP aimed at both quality and functionality for photography.
MediaTek Helio X23 and X27 boast significant improvements in image clarity, saturation, exposure control, portrait performance, and large aperture applications optimized through the color+mono smart dual camera and dual phase-detection systems.
Together, the MediaTek Helio X20 family of high-end mobile processors, including the MediaTek Helio X20, X23, X25 and X27, offer smartphone makers an increasing range of performance options to meet their product differentiation needs. Here are the quick specs of all the four:
Specifications
| X20 | X23 | X25 | X27 | |
| Process | 20nm | |||
| APPs CPU | 2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.1GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.85GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz |
2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.3GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.85GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz |
2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.5GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.55GHz |
2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.6GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz |
| EnergySmart Screen | Yes | Yes | ||
| Memory | 2x LPDDR3 POP 800MHz up to 4GB | |||
| Camera | Improved 3A/denoise demonsaic, sharpness and Native3D | |||
| Video Decode | 4Kx2K 10 bit 30fps H.264, HEVC, VP9 | |||
| Video Encode | 4Kx2K 30fps H.265 with HDR | |||
| Graphics | ARM Mali T880 MP4 at 780MHz | ARM Mali T880 MP4 at 780MHz | ARM Mali T880 MP4 at 850MHz | ARM Mali T880 MP4 at 875MHz |
| Display | WQXGA 2560×1600 60fps FHD 1920×1080 120fps with 12 HW Blending Layers | |||
| Modem | LTE FDD/TDD R11 Cat-6 with 20+20 CA (300/50Mbps) DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, EDGE CDMA2000 1x/EVDO Rev.A (SRLTE) LTE/GPS Co-clock Supported | |||
| RF | Single RF for LTE/WCDMA/TD/EDGE/C2K 14/14 Primary/Diversity RX Ports | |||
| Connectivity | Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11ac with throughput up to 280Mbps GPS, Glonass, Beidou with Improved TTFF & Drift, BT/FM | |||
Speaking of the processors, Jeffrey Ju, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer at MediaTek said that the MediaTek Helio platform fulfills the diverse needs of device makers. Based on the success of MediaTek Helio X20 and X25, they are introducing the upgraded MediaTek Helio X23 and X27. The new SoCs support premium dual camera photography and provide best in-class performance and power consumption.
