Hi there, join me as we discuss how MediaTek are back to their old tricks once more. This one is about the all new MediaTek Helio G50.
We’re all familiar with the Helio G series. From the popular Helio G25 to some people’s “flagship” Helio G99 (now G100), the Helio G series has refused to die. Today we’re going to be looking at the low end.
The Helio P22 and Helio P35 stuck around for a long time and got stale. MediaTek smartly rebranded the Helio P35 into the Helio G35 and this gave it a new breath of life. The Helio G35 made its debut on the Redmi 9C in 2020 if my memory serves me correctly and it has been used to death.
List of MediaTek Helio G35 phones
Above is a list of phones that use the MediaTek Helio G35. Feel free to scroll endlessly.
The Helio G35 was already old when it showed up because it is essentially the Helio P35 from 2018! Its age was already beginning to catch up with it. Phones with the Helio G35 that I happen to see around me are all struggling.
So guess what MediaTek decided to do to refresh their low end lineup? Can you guess it? You know the answer. Trust me you do.
Fine fine I’ll say it. Say hello to the all new MediaTek Helio G50. The latest entry level gaming chipset.
MediaTek Helio G50 Specs
The key specs of the MediaTek Helio G50 include:
- CPU cores: 8x ARM Cortex A53 (2.2GHz)
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320 (680MHz)
- RAM: LPDDR3 (933MHz) or LPDDR4X (1600MHz)
- Storage: eMMC 5.1
- Camera: 50MP
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Display: up to 1080p @90Hz
- Network: 4G (Cat. 7), Bluetooth 5, WiFi 5
Performance
So the Helio P35, I mean the Helio G35 is back as the Helio G50. There are 8 ARM Cortex A53 CPU cores on this SoC. The big cores were downclocked from 2.3GHz to 2.2GHz whilst the small cores were upped from 1.8GHz to 2.2GHz.
The GPU on board is the very same Power VR GE8320 from the older Helio G35. There’s support for LPDDR4X and eMMC 5.1 storage. These are all standard entry level specs.
Camera support
They upped camera support from 25MP to 50MP and upped the refresh rate from 60Hz to 90Hz.
However, the 50MP support is only used for photography. When you want to record videos, the SoC will default to 25MP video.
Conclusion
I expect that the next batch of 90 to 110k ($80) phones would most likely be sporting this SoC. They’re going to market it as the Helio G50 gaming chipset. Our big YouTubers will go to town with it. The smaller guys under them will parrot the narrative.
The Helio P35, I mean Helio G50 will live on for at least another 3 years before the users will figure out that they’re being bamboozled.
On their website, if you check the meta data, you can still see Helio G36 there 😏😏😏😏. Helio P35, G35, G36 and G37 are all the same shameless iterations of the same SoC.
So I can’t say much beyond this. I am probably going to rant about it on YouTube but the time and effort needed to make those graphics that appear on screen is tiring 😩. So I’m calmly giving you guys a heads up first.
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