The X Power is just the first US CDMA phone with a MediaTek chip in it, but the company says it will have completed modem certification for the P10 on all four major carriers by the end of October.
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Sprint is today announcing the LG X Power, a mid-range Android smartphone that isn’t particularly remarkable save for one thing, the processor inside of it.
This version of the X power also comes with a different chipset compared to the global model. It’s the first time that MediaTek’s chips have been used in a device on a major USA carrier network.
“Collaborating with Sprint to enable a WorldMode smartphone based on our MediaTek Helio series chipset is an important milestone for MediaTek”, said Mohit Bhushan, a MediaTek vice president, in a statement. The phone supports the carrier’s LTE+ network, as well as 3G and 4G LTE, GSM, UMTS. Competition in the smartphone market and the array of consumer choices drives demand for super-mid market devices with advanced technologies like the LG X power.
The MediaTek helio P10 series integrates a suite of multimedia features, including gaming-quality graphics and HD screen support for the LG X power’s 5.3-inch HD touchscreen display. There’s an 8-megapixel camera on the X power’s backside and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for your selfie needs.
MediaTek was founded in 1997.
The first MediaTek-enabled smartphone for Sprint launched today, breaking new ground for MediaTek in the USA market. T-Mobile already sells some MediaTek-equipped devices. MediaTek has other, more powerful processors in its lineup, as well, but it’s not clear if or when they will come to the US.
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Following its launch at Cricket Wireless, LG’s new budget-friendly LG X power smartphone will soon arrive at Boost Mobile, another prepaid mobile carrier. Overall, MediaTek employs more than 15,000 people, and its revenues in 2015 were $6.7 billion.
