Mtk6577? (Update: It's here!)

[bearxor]

Inserted AT&T and T-Mobile SIM and it only recognizes 2G networks.

What city do you live in?

You were never going to TMobile HSPA. They're only on AWS 1700/2100 and they're reframing 1900mhz.

The only reason you wouldn't get AT&T HSPA is if you're in a city where AT&T doesn't have a 850mhz license. Those do exist, so I'm just wondering which market you're in.

 

[bonkers325]

LOL its the triforce iploxe 5?

 

[luv2liv]

maybe its crap because your chip was defective?
the demo vid had me convinced its just as good as nexus4. im kinda disappointed now

 

[QueBert]

haha i love it, its like its making fun of actual iphones and their users

I dunno, to me it seems like it's trying to clone the best selling phone out there. How's making a close to exact looking replica anything similar to making fun?

 

[R4701]

Mediatek is fabless. They use TSMC, I believe.

As for their chips, what they are is ungodly slow and cheap. The fastest GPU is an SGX544MP1.

MT6573: ARM11 (ARMv6) CPU at 650 MHz / GPU: PowerVR SGX 531 / 3G,HSPA compatible
MT6577: Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) CPU at 1.0 GHz dual-core / GPU: PowerVR SGX 531 / 3G,HSPA compatible
MT6589 (previously known as MTK6588): Cortex A7 (ARMv7) CPU at 1.2 GHz quad-core / GPU: PowerVR SGX 544 at 300 MHz / 3G, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA compatible

My fake i9300 runs games like real racing 3 without any lagg...so is not so slow as you tell...

 

[StrangerGuy]

Looks like Mediatek has a 4+4 and 2+2 A15/A7 big.little SoCs with PowerVR 6 series GPU in the works.

http://www.gsmarena.com/mediatek_unveils_quadcore_mt8135_biglittle_soc-news-6476.php

http://www.gsmarena.com/mediatek_true_octacore_processor_goes_official-news-6469.php