To bump up its game for the upcoming battle with Qualcomm and its next-gen Snapdragon chipsets, MediaTek plans to release an update version of the Helio X10. Dubbed the Helio X12, the chipset will go head to head with the Exynos 7422 and Snapdragon 618/620.

The new chip offers new features and improved performance, but considering it is basically the same as the Helio X10, manufacturers will easy update their current smartphones. What many of us are waiting for is the flagship Helio X20 chipset, which should be out in 2016.

Here is the list of specifications:

True 64bit Octa-Core, 8x Cortex A53, 2.25GHz

Imagination GX6250, 750MHz, MiraVision 2.0

Dual-Channel 933MHz LPDDR3, eMMC 5.1

USB Host: 5Gbps USB 3.1 Gen1 (OTG)

Dual ISPs, 21MP ZSD, TrueBright Engine

Improved 3A / Denoise / Demosaic / Sharpness

10bit 4K Video Playback (HEVC, VP9, h.264)

4K 30fps HDR Video Recording (HEVC, h.264)

LTE Cat.6, World-Mode (CDMA2K), VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling

Single RF, 14/14 Primary / Diversity RX Ports, 2×20 CA

External Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio & GNSS (MT6630)

API Support: OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan

Manufacturing Node: New 28nm HPC+ (TSMC)