Dimensity 820 announced: A rival to Kirin 820, Snapdragon 768G?

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MediaTek launched the Dimensity 1000 Plus chipset earlier this month, being a mildly upgraded version of its Dimensity 1000 flagship 5G processor. Now, the company has done the same for the Dimensity 800 , as it launches the Dimensity 820.
The newly announced 7nm chipset is however a bigger upgrade over the Dimensity 800 than the Dimensity 1000 Plus is over the Dimensity 1000. Starting with the CPU, we still see the same octacore layout here (4x Cortex-A76 and 4x Cortex-A55), but the heavyweight cores have been upgraded from 2Ghz to 2.6Ghz. In fact, the Taiwanese firm is claiming up to 37% better multi-core performance than “others.” This wouldn’t be a surprise, as rival chipsets in the upper mid-range tier tend to only offer two heavyweight cores.
MediaTek’s new chip also sees a graphical upgrade, going from a four-core Mali-G57 GPU to five cores. The chipmaker says you should expect 33% better gaming performance than “direct alternatives.” Presumably the references to “alternatives” and “others” are comparisons to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 700 series. But we’ve asked the company to confirm these statements.

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The chip designer is also bringing a couple of 5G-related features to the table, such as 5G+5G dual SIM (seen on its flagship silicon), 2CC carrier aggregation, and 5G UltraSave tech for more efficient connectivity.
In terms of photo and video, you can expect 32MP+16MP dual cameras, 80MP single cameras, up to four concurrent cameras, and multi-frame 4K HDR recording.
Other noteworthy details include the firm’s APU 3.0 machine learning tech, 120Hz support (much like the Dimensity 800),  and sub-6Ghz 5G.
There’s no word on when we can expect the first Dimensity 820-equipped phones to launch, but recent leaks point to an upcoming Redmi phone being equipped with the chipset.

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