Since last week the company MediaTek held rebranding of its own processors. Henceforth chips Chinese manufacturer will go under the brand Helio, and not MTXXXX, as before, where the first two letters refer to the name of the company. For example, the flagship processor MT6795 is now called Helio X10.
The company says that the name is much easier to remember, besides, it sounds better. Note that similar products have code names and company Qualcomm, whose latest Snapdragon chip 810 has a number MSM8994, which means MSM Mobile Station Modem.
Name Helio X will be used for high-performance and high-end processors MediaTek. Helio P line is designed for the most powerful devices with high optimization to reduce power consumption.
Recall that Helio X10 is equipped with a 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A57 and quad-core Cortex-A53 with a maximum clock frequency of up to 2.2GHz, working on proprietary technology CorePilot. The processor also supports displays with a frequency of 120 Hz, proprietary technologies to improve image quality and MiraVision SmartScreen, record 1080p-video at 480 frames per second. The technology SmartScreen is to increase the brightness of the display in contact with direct sunlight.
It is expected that Helio X10 processor will be installed in the new smartphone HTC One M9 Plus , which will be presented later this month.