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MediaTek and Qualcomm Racing in Unveil 64-bit Chips

By Vincent Wang
Published: Aug 19,2014

TAIPEI, Taiwan — IFA is going to be held in Berlin next month, Flagships from handset makers and chipmakers are surely will be introduced then, particularly the Samsung GALAXY Note 4 will probably be the 64-bit pioneer Android handset. Besides, the war between chipmakers is also on 64-bit chips, MediaTek and Qualcomm are the major players in this game.

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According to the supply chain, the Qualcomm 64-bit high-end hexa-core and octa-core S808/810 are going to be unveiled before the quarter two in next year, the mid-tier 64-bit quad-core to octa-core S610/615 will be released by the end of quarter four in this year, the entry-level 64-bit quad-core S410 is going to be rolled out in this quarter, while the ultra low-end 64-bit S200 will be introduced to the market in the first quarter of 2015.

MediaTek, one of the major rival of Qualcomm will be unveiled its high-end 64-bit MT6795 in this December, the mid-tier MT6732 and MT6752 will probably be on the market in this September, and the entry-level and ultra low-end MT6755 and MT6735 will be shown in February of 2015.

In general, 64-bit chips allow for faster apps that can handle a lot of data more efficiently than the 32-bit processors typical in smartphones and tablets today. Unfortunately, most mobile operating systems and apps don't currently support this high-end format.

However, the most notable exception is iPhone 5S, which made waves last fall when it debuted with the industry's first 64-bit ARM-based processor in the A7 chip. Other companies, including Qualcomm, Intel, and Nvidia, have unveiled their 64-bit mobile chip offerings. Samsung earlier this year said it also was working on a 64-bit chip for mobile devices. All the above proven that the 64-bit is nothing but where the future lies.

Source said that as more and more companies manufactured 64-bit products, the price of 64-bit smartphone will be decreased $50 to 200 dollars.

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