MediaTek comes with soc for wearables based on ARM Cortex-A7

MediaTek announced a soc at CES consumer electronics show specifically designed for wearables running on Google’s Android Wear software. The manufacturer uses a Cortex-A7 in combination with a Mali 400 MP GPU.

MediaTek speaks in the announcement about the MT2601. The soc is a dual-core based on ARM’s Cortex A7 design, with a clock speed of 1.2GHz. For Android Wear devices, a Snapdragon 400 soc is currently often used. For the graphics performance, MediaTek has opted for a Mali 400 MP GPU that supports the display of images with a resolution of 960×540 pixels.

The MT2601 is said to use more than forty percent fewer components than undisclosed ‘other chipsets in the market’ and therefore be small in size. As a result, production costs can remain low. The soc should also ensure a long battery life, without MediaTek giving any indications about this. Connection to other devices must be made via bluetooth. The MT2601 is already in mass production, according to MediaTek, and is ready to be equipped in Android Wear devices.