MediaTek has announced new member of the P family of chipsets dubbed the Helio P20. The chipset is expected to reach retail products in the second half of 2016, and comes with great improvements over the P10. Alongside, the company has announced new SoC for fitness devices.

The Helio P20 chipset is the second generation processor in the P series and is aimed at mid-range smartphones. It packs an octa-core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz with Cortex-A53 cores and new Mali T880 GPU clocked at 900 MHz. It supports latest modem technology LTE Cat.6 and 2x 20 carrier aggregation at 300/50Mbps data speeds, global dual-SIM Dual Standby and thanks to the LPDDR4X support, it provides 70 percent more bandwidth and is 50 percent more efficient thanks.

Helio P20 specifications

2.3 Ghz True Octa-core 64-bit Cortex-A53 CPUs and 900 MHz, Mali T880 GPU

Up to 2 x LPDDR4X 1600MHz (up to 4GB) + 1x LPDDR3 933Mhz (up to 4GB) + eMMC 5.1

up to 24MP at 24FPS w/ZSD, 12bit Dual ISP, 3A HW engine, Bayer & Mono sensor support

Up to 4Kx2K 30fps H.264/265 video

Dual phase-detection autofocus

3A HW engine upgrades for more natural, responsive and detailed photographs

FHD 1920×1080 60fps. 2x DSI for dual display

110db SNR & -95db THD audio

WorldMode LTE Cat-6, supporting 2×20 carrier aggregation with 300/50Mbps data speed

The new fitness and health-oriented chipset called MT2511 is the company's first bio-sensing analog front-end (AFE) chip. It supports ECG, PPG and limited power needs, and is ideal for a variety of devices, including fitness trackers, active lifestyle smart watches and sports bands

MediaTek MT2511 specifications

ECG+PPG for easy data synchronization (Internal PLL)

Active power: < 0.6mA for PPG (sample rate 125Hz .w/o LED), < 0.6mA for ECG, < 1.25mA for PPG+ECG

Heart beat interval + Built-in 4KB SRAM

Integrated LED boost driver circuit

Greater than 100dB dynamic range

SPI/I2C interface support for connectivity

3mm×3.4mm, 56-ball, 0.4mm pitch, WLCSP package