MediaTek Dimensity 1000+

Ishaan Bakshi
2 min readDec 3, 2020

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The MediaTek Dimensity series comprises a range of really incredible and powerful 5G enabled chipsets. MediaTek has been doing really well in the budget segment of the smartphone market especially with its G series of chipsets that are especially designed gaming processors at very affordable prices. Now with the Dimensity series of 5G chipsets, the brand is expanding towards the mid-range and higher end market as well. The first in the series was the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 SoC that was launched in November last year. The latest to join its wagon is the Dimensity 1000+ which is a slight upgrade from its predecessor. Along with offering optimisations for faster refresh rates.

The new Dimensity 1000+ also comes with features like HyperEngine 2.0, UltraSave Technologies, and MiraVision Picture Quality Engine support. The chip has the ability to dynamically adjust the modem’s power configuration and operating frequency according to network conditions and user activities to significantly save power. The first phone that will integrate this MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC will be an iQoo phone which is expected to launch soon. Following are the list of upcoming smartphones that will be powered by MediaTek. The Dimensity 1000 Plus is an octa-core chipset with four Cortex A-77 cores and four Cortex A-55 cores and is built on 7nm process. Additionally, the chip has support for 80MP that gives an incredible capture experience.

Besides promising all of these state of the art features and functions, the Dimensity 1000 plus also aces the experience of video playback with its new and advanced MiraVision enhanced HDR video playback and display technology which enhances HDR10+ content playback with MediaTek ‘local tone mapping’ technologies by retaining more detail and contrast even through the extremes of light and dark regions. MiraVision can even upgrade standard HDR10 video to approach HDR10+ quality in real-time, by creating dynamic metadata on-the-fly to enable per-frame luminance optimization without overexposure.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 plus integrates a 5G NR modem that is capable of Carrier Aggregation and gives up to 4.7Gbps performance, full 5G SA/NSA and 2G-5G support. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 plus has 4 Arm Cortex-A77 big CPU cores and 4 Arm Cortex-A55 cores. These specifications help the chipset to deliver a very powerful performance, both in regular usage as well as in gaming. The chip comes with a highly powerful Arm Mali-G77 GPU which offers incredible graphics support making your gaming experience more fulfilling. MediaTek Dimensity 1000 plus employs the upgraded MediaTek HyperEngine 2.0 for a super smooth interface and seamless gaming performance. The chipset also boasts of a new wave of AI-camera enhancements that include AI-Shutter, AI-AE, AI-AF, AI-AWB, AI-NR HDR, AI-HDR, and AI facial detection, etc. for an incredible camera experience.

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Ishaan Bakshi

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