A new report out of China indicates the low-price Google Nexus device we heard about will be powered by a 64-bit MediaTek processor. The earlier rumor had mentioned MediaTek may be partnering with Google to provide chips for the devices as their chips are generally much lower cost than those from a company like Qualcomm and their high end Snapdragon processors. It appears Google is targeting a $100 price point for this new device as a way to get into the lower end of the market or to expand to emerging markets around the globe, so a low-cost chip is a requirement. Even though MediaTek’s chips use a 64-bit architecture, they are not intended for high end devices.
According to the Economic Daily in Taiwan, MediaTek has a couple 64-bit devices that could be used by Google. One is the quad-core MT6732 that runs at 1.5GHz and the other is the MT6752 running at 2.0GHz. Both chips are 64-bit. If one of these chips does make into a low-end Google smartphone, MediaTek could be tagged by other manufacturers like HTC, Sony, LG and Samsung for future partnerships.
Reports indicate this new budget-friendly Nexus smartphone may be ready during the second half of 2014. We also expect Google to release a new tablet device sometime this year and they could be working on the successor to the Nexus 5. It could turn out to be a busy year for Google when it comes to new device releases.
source: Economic Daily
via: G for Games
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