Key Highlights
- MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chipset launched
- Is designed using 4nm fabrication process
- Competes recently launched Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor
After Qualcomm, MediaTek has strengthened its presence in the 5G mobile chipset industry with a new premium mid-range option in the Dimensity 8000 series. The company has now introduced the Dimensity 8300 5G mobile chipset which directly takes on the recently introduced Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor from Qualcomm. Here are the specifications offered by the Dimensity 8300 5G mobile processor and the upcoming phones to feature this chipset.
MediaTek Dimensity 8300 5G Chipset Full Specifications
- MediaTek has designed the Dimensity 8300 using a 4nm fabrication process
- The company has opted for TSMC 2nd-gen fabrication. Notably, the fabrication process for the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor is not specified
- Dimensity 8300 chipset uses an octa-core CPU cluster design
- The 8-core CPU of the Dimensity 8300 chipset includes four ARM Cortex-A715 cores with 3GHz clock speed which is combined with 4-ARM Cortex-A510 cores with 2.2GHz clock speed
- Dimensity 8300 chipset delivers around 20 percent performance improvements over its predecessor
- Power consumption is reduced by up to 30 percent over the previous variant
- GPU integrated with the Dimensity 8300 processor is the Mali-G615 MC6 GPU
- GPU efficiency is improved by up to 60 percent compared to the Dimensity 8200 5G mobile processor
- GPU power consumption reduced to 55 percent for better efficiency overall
- Dimensity 8300 processor includes a new APU 780 AI processing unit
- Will offer improved gameplay experience with the in-house Adaptive Game Technology 2.0
- Memory compatibility with the Dimensity 8300 5G chipset is LPDDR5 RAM type
- Memory frequency support ranges from 6400MHz to 8300Mhz which is around 33 percent improvement compared to the previous-generation chipset, i.e., the Dimensity 8200
- Dimensity 8300 5G chipset gets support for UFS 4.0 storage
- MediaTek has added support for an FHD display resolution@ 180Hz with the Dimensity 8300 chipset
- It also includes support for a WQHD+ screen resolution @ 120Hz refresh rate
- Features up to 320MP camera resolution support with the integrated Imagiq 980 ISP
- Dimensity 8300 chipset gets support for 4K HDR videos and 4K video recording @60fps
- In terms of connectivity, the Dimensity 8300 gets dual band sub 6GHz 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless networks
First Phones To Launch With Dimensity 8300 5G?
The list of the first set of Android phones featuring the Dimensity 8300 5G processor is not announced by any brand. But expected timeframe is tipped for December end. We certainly would get some clarity on this in the coming weeks.
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