MediaTek X20 deca-core is actually a three-core processor
Saves up to 30 to 48 percent of power vs two-cluster X10
MediaTek is relatively young company when it comes to smartphone SoCs. They started making System on Chip (SoC) for feature phones and smartphones years ago, and they grew from zero to 650 million sold chips within three years.
Xiaomi reportedly shifting to MediaTek in high-end phones
Helio X20 may be getting a huge design win
Xiaomi, one of China’s premiere tech companies, is said to be eyeing MediaTek’s new Helio X20 application processor for its flagship phones.
MediaTek Helio X20 is a 20nm deca-core chip
Samples in Q3, products in early 2016
MediaTek is definitely becoming a major player that managed to change quite a few things in the smartphone SoC market.
Mediatek Helio X20 SoC comes with companion core
Cortex-M4 for for low power usage
In addition to being the first deca-core SoC design, Mediatek's Helio X20 SoC will also feature a Cortex-M4 companion core for low power tasks.
MediaTek 10-core SoC employs huge.Medium.TINY design
Cortex-A72 backed by a squad of A53s
MediaTek appears to be working on a monstrous 10-core smartphone chip, based on ARM’s latest CPU cores.