Global tablet shipments see 7% annual decline with 33 mn units in Q3, Apple leads
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 33 million in the third quarter (Q3), marking a 7 per cent annual decline, a new report has shown, with Apple leading the chart.
MediaTek, the popular smartphone chip maker, has confirmed on Friday that its ‘Kompanio 500 series’ SoC will be used for entry-level chromebooks.
Two new Kompanio 500 chipset, the ‘520 and 528’ will provide exclusive experience to consumers who want faster, smoother, and reliable computing experience, cloud gaming, music and video streaming and use Google Play apps while enjoying all-day battery life.
Chromebooks powered by the Kompanio 520 and Kompanio 528 chipsets will be available in the market by the first half of 2023.
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These two SoC features, an octa-core CPU, consists of two larger ARM Cortex-A76 cores, six smaller cores, and an ARM Mali G52 MC2 2EE GPU for graphics. The chips run at 2GHz and 2.2Ghz respectively and both support LPDDR4x RAM.
Both Kompanio chipsets provide more than double the resolution of the previous generation chipsets by supporting a Full HD+ display and allowing users to add a Full HD external display.
Users can utilise dual displays to increase productivity at work, connect to a smart TV to watch movies, or even use a projector in educational settings, according to the paper.
Each chipset also comprises an AI processing unit (APU) to provide applications with rapid AI improvements and AI camera functionality.
According to the company, Kompanio chipset for chromebook is more than enough to support 60fps Full HD video recording for smooth video conference.
“Enhanced power efficiency, speedy performance and reliable connectivity are at the core of a great user experience, and that is exactly what MediaTek’s new Kompanio chipsets deliver,” said Adam King, Vice-President and General Manager, Client Computing Business Unit at MediaTek.
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