Mediatek details Helio G100 - it's as big of an update as the name suggests

Mediatek officially announced its Helio G100 chipset eight days after the first phone with the platform made its debut - the Tecno Camon 30S Pro.

The detailed specs shared by Mediatek reveal that the Helio G100 is virtually identical to the Helio G99 when it comes to CPU and GPU. The most notable change is the added support for 200 MP main cameras.

Mediatek G100 has an octa-core CPU with two 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 cores and six 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 units. It uses LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage, while the max display resolution is 2,520 x 1,080 pixels.

The Helio G99 is a popular choice for mid-rangers in LTE markets as it comes with lower price than comparably performing Dimensity chipsets. Understandably, cameras have evolved since 2022, and that's why the Helio G100 now supports 200 MP single cameras. It also does 16 + 16 MP dual shooting and 32 MP video capture @ 30 fps, but those were already present on the G99.

The new chip also brings the so called "Elevator Mode," which promises to quickly restore cellular connection when emerging from spaces without coverage, like tunnels or elevators. It supports dual 4G SIM with VoLTE and ViLTE.

Mediatek clearly already supplies Helio G100 to customers, so we can expect to see more phones with it in the coming weeks and months.

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