MediaTek Dimensity 1100: Powerful, Yet Underrated

Andrew Johnson
3 min readMay 8, 2021

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Did you already read about the 6nm MediaTek 5G chipsets that were launched a while ago? Well, as of now, there are innumerable new smartphones launched with these MediaTek Dimensity chipsets. However, while the smartphone brands generally like to use the most powerful chipsets, they forget the second best in the section.

Same goes with the MediaTek 6nm chipsets where MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has been used in a number of smartphones launched across the world, but MediaTek Dimensity 1100 has only a few smartphones to be bought. Do you think this MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is any less in power? Well, if you are thinking so, the specifications and the features of the smartphone chipset would definitely prove you wrong.

Major Specifications of MediaTek Dimensity 1100:

· CPU Type: MediaTek Dimensity 1100 contains an octa-core CPU with 4 x Arm Cortex-A78 cores clocked up to 2.6GHz and 4 x Arm Cortex-A55 clocked up to 2GHz. This is really powerful for all kinds of users.

· Chipset size: As already mentioned, MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is has built on a cutting edge 6nm fabrication technology.

· CPU Bit: It has a 64-bit CPU structure.

· Heterogeneous Multi-Processing: Yes, it allows heterogeneous multi-processing.

· Memory Type: It contains LPDDR4x memory type.

· Max Memory Frequency: The max memory frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 1100 chipset is 4266MHz.

· Max Memory Size: It supports up to 16GB internal memory.

· Storage Type: It contains UFS 3.1 type storage.

· Cellular Technologies: MediaTek Dimensity 1100 supports various cellular technologies, including 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G Multi-Mode, 4G Carrier Aggregation (CA), 5G Carrier Aggregation (CA), CDMA2000 1x/EVDO Rev. A (SRLTE), EDGE, 4G FDD / TDD, 5G FDD / TDD, GSM, TD-SCDMA, and WDCDMA. This is surely one of the best features of the device.

· Peak Download Speed: The smartphone chipset has a peak download speed of 4.7Gbps.

· Peak Upload Speed: It has a peak upload speed of 2.5Gbps.

· GNSS: MediaTek Dimensity 1100 supports GNSS technologies such as GPS L1CA+L5 / BeiDou B1I+ B2a / Glonass L1OF / Galileo E1 + E5a / QZSS L1CA+ L5 / NavIC etc.

· Wi-Fi: It also supports Wi-Fi 6 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) technology which is the latest in the segment.

· Bluetooth Version: It supports Bluetooth version 5.2

· Max Camera ISP: If you are a camera lover, this smartphone chipset has really good features for you. It can support up to 108MP single camera and it can also support up to 32MP + 16MP dual camera.

· Max Video Capture Resolution: It supports max video capture resolution up to 3840 x 2160.

· Camera Features: Some of the major camera features that the smartphone chipset supports are HDR-ISP (3+2) / Video HDR / Video NR / Video Bokeh / Video EIS / AI-Shutter / AI-AE / AI-AF / AI-AWB / AI-NR HDR / AI-HDR / AI-FD

· GPU Type: Mediatek Dimensity 1100 chipset has an Arm Mali-G77 MC9 GPU.

· Max Display Resolution: It supports a max display resolution of 2520 x 1080.

· Max Refresh Rate: This smartphone chipset has a max display refresh rate of 144Hz.

These are some of the specifications of MediaTek Dimensity 1100 chipset that make it truly magnificent. And apart from this, it supports MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0 technology that is like the next generation of gaming enhancement for the gamers. MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0 enhances the whole smartphone gaming experience with finely tuned connectivity reliability features, better multi-touch response, and improvements to power efficiency with even greater savings in key areas.

No doubt, MediaTek Dimensity 1100 chipset is one of the best in the segment and has all the features to make a smartphone truly flagship. Do you believe in its power now?

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Andrew Johnson

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