Helio M70: MediaTek's first ever 5G-Enable Chipset to arrive soon!

Helio M70: MediaTek’s first ever 5G-Enable Chipset to arrive soon!

In 2018, many chipset brands have reportedly begun their work for a 5G support chipset in smartphones. Notably, we have Qualcomm with their Snapdragon 855 processor, Huawei and their product of 5G devices. Today, Taiwanese MediaTek company finally announced their plan to launch their first 5G baseband chip – Helio M70! For now, MediaTek has already in contact with many smartphone manufacturers.

According to our sources, we have Nokia, NTT Docomo, China Mobile, and Huawei waiting in the list to establish the partnership with MediaTek. On the other hand, the Helio M70 is going to be among the first ones to support 5Gbps connections. As a result, it can become the head rival, fighting against Qualcomm, the Snapdragon X50 modem of which is doing the same but on its platform. Until now, many carriers have been testing 5G networks for a long time.

Last year, the final specs were released by 3GPP. In details, the Helio M70 supports 5G NR (new air interface), which conforms to the 3GPP Release 15 specification (official version announced on a monthly basis). Previously, Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 has been the world’s first 5G baseband. Moreover, the chipset can support a download speed of 5Gbps, and the Huawei’s Balong 5G01 released during MWC 2018. Interestingly, Huawei chip was the world’s first commercially available 5G chip based on the 3GPP standard, with a maximum downlink speed of 2.3Gbps.

Helio M70 Release date and Availability

For this year, MediaTek is going to focus on low-end and mid-range smartphone markets. As a result, their 5G-enabled chips can be the first product in this segment. Moreover, the first handset packing the MediaTek Helio M70 chips is going to launch in early 2019. Are you exciting for this chipset-powered phone debut? Let us know with a comment now!