![]() ![]() Smartphones are getting too expensive for consumers and it’s not going to slow down anytime soon. But as we continue to see how a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) changes the way a smartphone performs both background and foreground, it’s time we pay attention to it. Just a year ago, it felt like AI was just a marketing term. Would you buy a $1200 iPhone Xs for social status symbol or Apple ecosystem? What could it mean to you? In fact, you can check out this video demonstrating how it reads and renders 3D images at a certain level. Speaking of facial recognition, MediaTek is boasting its dedicated A.I engine baked inside its ISP that’s said to be faster than the iPhone Xs. It allows for improved bokeh effect, live bokeh previews, enhanced low-light reduction, full-body AR avatar, and better facial recognition among others. Midrange devices typically don’t come with an integrated AI unit but the Helio P90 changes that. Any AI related functionalities will be handled by the APU, offloading the tasks from the CPU & GPU while increasing computational performance up to 4.6x over the previous P70 & P60. Where the Helio P90 starts to grab attention is from its built-in AI or APU 2.0 (Application Processing Unit). It’ll be interesting how it looks like on post-process instead.ĥ Things To Get Excited About The Snapdragon 855 A class-leading AI baked inside a midrange SoC You might be skeptical of the photo quality given it’s from a midrange SoC but a larger lens always help when it comes to capturing detail quality. Mediatek’s latest SoC can support up to a 48MP lens which is larger than those of Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 980’s 40MP. But it doesn’t mean it can’t go toe-to-toe with the bigs, at least in terms of camera. Obviously, the Helio P90 is far behind in terms of performance since it’s based on a bigger and older 12nm node. Helio P90 isn’t a powerhouse but can play with the bigs Wi-Fi ax/ad/ay, up to 4×4 MIMO, 8K playback, 360-degree (VR) Hi1103 WiFi chip supports 1732Mbps with Wi-Fi and, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n with MU-MIMO Kirin 980 vs Snapdragon 855 vs Helio P90 Bionic Specs Comparison – CPU, GPU, AI SpecsĢx Cortex-A76 2.6GHz + 2x Cortex-A76 1.92GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 1.8GHzġx Kryo 2.84Ghz + 3x Kryo 2.4Ghz + 4 Kryo 1.8Ghz Now that it’s out in the wild, let’s dive into this one. This SoC comparison isn’t supposed to happen but there’s a lot of “AI noise” around that puts the midrange Helio P90 neck and neck against the flagship competition such as the Kirin 980 and Snapdragon 855. There’s basically something special with MediaTek’s latest premium midrange SoC that you might want to consider. ![]()
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