“MediaTek comes with soc for wearables based on ARM Cortex-A7”

MediaTek has during the consumentenelektronicabeurs CES a soc announced, which is specifically designed for wearables that run on the Android Wear software from Google. The manufacturer uses a Cortex-A7 in combination with a Mali 400 MP gpu.

MediaTek speaks in the announcement about the MT2601. The soc is a dual-core based on ARM’s Cortex A7 design, with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. For Android Wear devices, is currently often a Snapdragon 400-soc. For the graphics performance has MediaTek opted for a Mali 400 MP gpu which is the display of images supports with a resolution of 960×540 pixels.

The MT2601 would be more than forty percent less components than unspecified “other chipsets in the market’ and are therefore small in size. The production costs therefore remain low. The soc must continue for a long battery life ensure, without MediaTek here indications. Via bluetooth you have to connect with other devices are made. The MT2601 is according to MediaTek is already in mass production and is ready for Android Wear devices to be equipped.