MediaTek announces Dimensity 8250 SoC for premium mid-range phones

TL;DR: MediaTek is giving its late-2022 Dimensity 8200 chipset a refresh with the ‘new’ Dimensity 8250.

MediaTek is giving its late-2022 Dimensity 8200 chipset a refresh with the ‘new’ Dimensity 8250.
Both chips are built on the same 4nm TSMC process and sport the same CPU configuration: four Cortex-A78 cores (one at 3.1GHz, the others at 3.0GHz) and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores (at 2.0GHz).
The camera capabilities are decent too, with an image signal processor (ISP) that can handle massive sensors up to 320MP and offers features like 14-bit HDR processing and 2x lossless zoom.
The chip also boasts an updated MediaTek APU 580 for AI tasks, optimized for efficiency.
The news comes just in time for the OPPO Reno12 debut scheduled for next week, on May 23rd — which is expected to boast the Dimensity 8250 chipset.

MediaTek is giving its late-2022 Dimensity 8200 chipset a refresh with the ‘new’ Dimensity 8250.

Both chips are built on the same 4nm TSMC process and sport the same CPU configuration: four Cortex-A78 cores (one at 3.1GHz, the others at 3.0GHz) and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores (at 2.0GHz). The Mali-G610 MC6 GPU is also unchanged.

Mediatek Dimensity 8250 Fi

So, what’s the point of the Dimensity 8250? Specs-wise, it appears to be a straight-up rebrand. But there could be certain reasons for the new moniker. Maybe MediaTek is prepping for a minor revision of the chip with some tweaks we can’t see on the spec sheet. Or perhaps it’s a way to segment the market or target specific phone models.

Regardless, the Dimensity 8250 still looking like a solid mid-range contender. It supports up to 180Hz refresh for Full HD+ displays or at 120Hz for Quad HD+ panels, and phones using the chip can be configured with fast LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.

The camera capabilities are decent too, with an image signal processor (ISP) that can handle massive sensors up to 320MP and offers features like 14-bit HDR processing and 2x lossless zoom. Plus, it throws in hardware decoding for the increasingly popular AV1 video format – a big deal considering YouTube’s recent shift.

For connectivity, it gets a 5G modem with download speeds up to 4.7Gbps, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3. The chip also boasts an updated MediaTek APU 580 for AI tasks, optimized for efficiency. See the full technical specifications here.

The news comes just in time for the OPPO Reno12 debut scheduled for next week, on May 23rd — which is expected to boast the Dimensity 8250 chipset.

What is the difference between the Dimensity 8200 and the new Dimensity 8250?

The Dimensity 8250 appears to be a rebrand of the Dimensity 8200 with the same CPU, GPU, and process.

What display refresh rates does the Dimensity 8250 support?

It supports up to 180Hz for Full HD+ displays or 120Hz for Quad HD+ panels.

Does the Dimensity 8250 support AV1 video decoding?

Yes, it includes hardware decoding for the AV1 video format.

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