MediaTek has announced a new 64-bit mobile system on chip (SoC), the MT6735, which builds opon MediaTek's existing line-up of mainstream LTE platforms by integrating with CDMA2000 technology and adding the critical WorldMode modem capability.

The MT6735 incorporates four 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processors, delivering higher performance than Cortex-A.

The MT6735 also comes with MediaTek's CorePilot multi-processor control system. The SoC is also equipped with a Mali-T720 GPU with support for the Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2 APIs and premium graphics for gaming and UI effects.

The new 4G LTE chip supports low-power, 1080p, 30fps video playback on the emerging video codec standard H.265 and legacy H.264 and 1080p, 30fps H.264 video recording.

The MT6735 is sampling to early customers in the fourth quarter of 2014, with the first commercial devices to be available in the second quarter of 2015, the company said.