Spreadtrum intros quad-core 3G chipstes for low-end smartphones

MUMBAI, INDIA: Leading chipset maker Speadtrum has launched a new portfolio of quad-core chipsets for smartphones. The flagship product in the new series is SC8735S.

SC8735S comes with 1.2GHz Arm Cortex-A7 CPU, Arm Mali 400 GPU and supports 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dual SIM, FM connectivity and camera up to 13 megapixels.

Other key products in the series include SC7735S and SC8835 quad-core chipsets which support multi-mode operation with GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, Mali 400 GPU for 3D graphics acceleration and dual SIM. The company also launched SC7730A and SC8830A chipsets for vendors targeting low-end markets.

Dr. Leo Li, chairman and CEO Spreadtrum, said: "Spreadtrum's quad-core chipsets provide our customers with a compelling feature set on a highly integrated low-cost platform enabling them to be very competitive in bringing a broad range of mid and high-end smartphones to market."

These quad-core chipsets are available and already shipping with commercial devices from HTC and other brands in China and other Asian markets.