MediaTek adds Helio X23 and X27 chipsets to the 10-core processor family

MediaTek has added two more chipsets - X23 and X27 - to its deca-core processor-sporting chipset family which was started by the Helio X20. The two new chipsets are said to bring about improvements in the overall performance, camera quality and power consumption of the X2x family. So there are now four members in the X series - X20, X23, X25 and X27. Just like the X20 and X25 before them, the X23 and X27 use the same tri-cluster deca-core CPU configuration, using two high performance ARM Cortex A72 cores for heavy workloads and two sets of quad-core Cortex A53 processors for medium to light workloads. MediaTek CorePilot 3.0 manages the thread distribution.

• The Helio X23 processors are clocked thus: 2x Cortex A72 @2.3GHz, 4x Cortex A53 @1.85GHz and 4x Cortex A53 @1.4GHz along with ARM Mali T880MP4 GPU clocked at 780MHz.
• The Helio X27 is clocked thus: 2x Cortex A72 @2.6GHz, 4x Cortex A53 @2.0GHz and 4x Cortex A53 @1.6GHz along with ARM Mali T880MP4 GPU clocked at 875MHz.

Both the chipsets are manufactured on 20nm process, similar to the X20 and X25. The other configurations of the X23 and X27 remain at par with X20 and X25. These include support for dual Imagiq ISPs and 32MP camera (single camera) or 13MP + 13MP (dual cameras), support for LTE Cat 6 modem and so on. The ISP can support colour + monochrome image sensors as well as depth sensing applications There is no exact date as to when smartphones sporting MediaTek Helio X23 and X27 chipsets will be out. MediaTek only says they will be ‘available soon’. “Based on the success of MediaTek Helio X20 and X25, we 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,” said Jeffrey Ju, executive VP and co-COO at MediaTek.