Mediatek releases powerful 6nm Kompanio 1300T 5G SoC for tablets!

World's biggest mobile chipmaker MediaTek today launched the Kompanio 1300T. It's an SoC that promises to give tablets powerful performance and advanced 5G connectivity, among others.

Meet the new 6nm Kompanio 1300T 5G SoC

A new monster MediaTek chip for tablets!

The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T is built on using the 6nm process utilizing an octa-core CPU starting ARM's Cortex-A78 power cores and A55 efficiency cores. It is paired with the Mali-G77 MC9 GPU similar to the Dimensity 1200 SoC for smoother gaming performance and high frame rates support.

It also has MediaTek's APU (AI processing unit) to provide powerful, energy-efficient AI computing power for the latest voice and visual applications as well as support for a complete set of 5G  sub-6GHz bands, 5G-2CA, and Dual 5G SIM.

Moreover, it is using the company's UltraSave power-saving enhancements to automatically adjust power consumption based on the device's network and data transmission quality to extend battery life.

For multimedia, the chip supports HDR10+, AI-PQ (picture quality) technologies, chip-level eye protection engine to filter blue light, and support for dual-monitors with two full HD displays.

It also has support for 120Hz refresh rate screens up to 2.5K resolution, MiraVision technology, 108MP cameras, 4K 60fps video encoding and decoding, chip-level staggered 4K HDR video, AI-powered voice assistants, the ultra-low-power voice on wakeup (VoW) function, HyperEngine 3.0 to optimize gaming for networks and more, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2.

There is a growing demand right now for personal computing devices designed for both remote work and multimedia entertainment, said PC Tseng, General Manager of Intelligent Multimedia Business Unit at MediaTek. That’s why MediaTek is focused on integrating the latest advancements in computing, communication, multimedia, AI, gaming and wireless connectivity into the Kompanio series. Our Kompanio chips allow brands to design lightweight tablets and personal computing products with robust performance and prolonged battery life so they can bring innovative features and new mobile computing experiences to users.

MTK's new Kompanio chip will power tablets in the third quarter of 2021.

Recent rumors claim that the HONOR V7 Pro tablet might be powered by this chip.

Are you guys excited?