Sprint has launched the first MediaTek-enabled smartphone in the United States by introducing the LG X power smartphone which features the MediaTek helio P10 chipset.
This marks the Taiwanese chip maker's first premium chipset offered in a device on a major U.S. carrier network as it attemps to break Qualcomm's dominance in the United States. The company claims that it has spent significant time and effort to optimize its LTE carrier aggregation feature for Sprint's LTE+ network.
The LG X smartphone which features include an 8MP rear-facing camera, 5MP front-facing camera, 1.8GHz Octa-Core processor, Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, and long lasting battery power has been made alavailable for Sprint's prepaid Boost Mobile customers, and will be introduced to Sprint direct customers this week.
MediaTek said the helio P10 offers high-performance 4G LTE octa-core processors as well as the older modems, such as, CDMA2000, WCDMA, HSPA+ and GSM. It integrates a suite of multimedia features including gaming-quality graphics and HD screen support for the LG X power's 5.3-inch HD touchscreen display.
MediaTek said its premium chipsets also include technology for superior hi-fidelity, hi-clarity audio and dual-camera features for increased light capture and enhanced color resolution for an uncompromised user experience.
Mohit Bhushan, MediaTek Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Business Development
Collaborating with Sprint and LG to enable a WorldMode smartphone based on our MediaTek helio series chipset is an important milestone for MediaTek. We are actively investing in advanced modem feature development for Sprint's networks and look forward to many more devices in 2017 and beyond.
Ryan Sullivan, Sprint's Vice President of Product Development
The LG X power is the first adoption of a MediaTek chipset for the Sprint network and the MediaTek helio P10 brings to our customers the power of the Sprint LTE+ network at an affordable price point.
