MediaTek's 'Dimensity 1000' Processor Will Power The First Dual-SIM 5G Phones

If spending a few thousand bucks for a 5G phone doesn’t make you hesitate to do, let’s think about some troubles you might have to face when you’re in need of a dual-SIM phone. In fact, without dual-SIM support, some find it hard to have flexibility like using the lowest-cost service or separating their workspace and personal lines. Thanks to the unstoppable technology, there’ll soon be an option in the near future, which is brought to you by MediaTek.

First teased as 5G system-on-chip, the latest SoC of MediaTek now gets renamed as ‘Dimensity 1000’ in the quest of supporting 5G on two SIMS. Thanks to a wide pool of new capabilities it boasts, users can start using two lines but still having the best data speeds in parallel. The company also talked up about its data throughput, which is said to be the world-fastest with 2.5Gbps upstream and 4.7Gbps downstream on a 5G network.

The Dimensity 1000 comes with supports for Bluetooth 5.1+ and WiFi 6 to ensure a stable computing power and the best wireless performance. Under the hood, there’s a total of four low-power ARM Cortex-A55 cores and four high-performance Cortex-A77 cores, combining with a much-faster AI unit. To help it handle up to 80Mp cameras, MediaTek also integrates an image signal processor with five cores into the device.

The first Dimensity 1000-powered smartphones are slated to hit the market as early as next year. MediaTek’s design will likely promise to not only lower the cost but also improve 5G power efficiency.