MediaTek has announced the all-new Dimensity 900 chipset today. The new processor is the iteration over the Dimensity 800 that was released last year, and brings a bunch of improvements over its predecessor.
MediaTek Dimensity 900 – Exceptional cameras, performance and battery life you need for every day
Dimensity 900 is based on the 6nm process and is an eight-core processor with two ARM Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.4GHz and six ARM Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2GHz. The processor will support camera setups of up to 108MP sensors, or dual setups of 20MP + 20MP sensors. In addition, it comes with a hardware engine for 4K HDR video recording for better videos.
The processor will also add more features to the mid-range smartphone bracket with support for 120Hz Full HD+ displays and MediaTek MiraVision HDR video. In addition, the chipset supports 4K 30FPS video decoding with support for HEVC, H.264 and VP9 codecs. In terms of video encoding, the Dimensity 900 supports 4K 30FPS video encoding in HEVC and H.264 codecs.
There are also improvements in 5G connectivity with the MediaTek Dimensity 900. The new processor will allow smartphones to support Dual 5G SIM, and comes with 5G carrier aggregation, support for SA and NSA 5G networks, and MediaTek claims download speeds of up to 2 .7 Gbps with Dimensity 900.
