MediaTek today announced two flagship processors for smart TVs: S900 and MT9652.
What
Known
Let's start with the MediaTek MT9652.It has four ARM Cortex-A73 cores that operate at 1.4 GHz, a Mali-G52 graphics accelerator and a separate unit for processing the AI function. The processor supports displays with resolutions up to 4K and frequencies up to 120 Hz, as well as HDR10/10+, Dolby Vision and HLG technologies. By the way, it seems that this is the SoC used in the premium smart TV Xiaomi Mi TV Master presented today.
What the MediaTek S900 chip is rocking, it gotsimilar specifications, but differs in Cortex-A73 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz, support for Wi-Fi 6, as well as 8K panels with a frequency of 60 Hz or 4K panels with a frequency of 120 Hz.
When to expect
Both chips will appear on TVs in the near future. Samsung 8K QLED TV will be the first to receive the top MediaTek S900 platform.
Source: MediaTek (1, 2)
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