Mediatek Dimensity 720 Will Bring 5G Support To More Mid Range Phones

MediaTek continues to expand its 5G chipset portfolio and has announced a new mid-range chipset, the MediaTek Dimensity 720, today. The journey that started with the flagship Dimensity 1000 earlier last year has now moved to the sub-Rs. 20,000 price segment with the Dimensity 720. This could, however, be the precursor to the launch of the rumored Dimensity 600-series that will bring 5G to more mid-range phones in the coming months.

MediaTek Dimensity 720 is basically a slimmed-down variant of the Dimensity 800-series chipsets announced earlier this year. It is an octa-core chipset built on the 7nm TSMC process node. It incorporates two ARM Cortex-A76 cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz and six ARM Cortex-A55 cores – also clocked at up to 2.0GHz.

Talking about the cameras, Dimensity 720 supports up to a single 64MP camera or a 20MP+16MP dual-camera system. You can record up to 4K (H.264/265) videos @ 30 FPS. The other connectivity options include 5G Multi-Mode, Bluetooth 5.1, WiFi 5, and even NavIC support for Indian users.