Report : MediaTek unlikely to launch Chipsets for Windows Phone platform in 2014

According to a report by Digitimes, MediaTek is not going to produce SoCs for Windows Phone platform in near future. Instead MediaTek will focus on improving their chips to get a huge share in the 4G chipset segment.

With Windows Phone 8.1 update, Microsoft enabled the usage of light weight chipset in Windows Phone including Qualcomm Snapdragon 200. Microsoft even partnered with India Smartphone makers to launch affordable WP 8.1 Smartphones.

So, it was likely to think MediaTek would also be used in the Smartphones as thousands of budget Android Smartphones are found with MediaTek SoCs for their low prices. But if MediaTek doesn’t produce chipsets for Windows Phone 8.1 Smartphones, then only Snapdragon 200 are to be used in the affordable WP devices.

Having established an R&D team of over 10,000 members, MediaTek has been rapidly rolling out quad- and 8-core as well as 4G solutions, also plans to launch two 64-bit CPUs in the third quarter of 2014 - According to the sources of Digitimes.

MediaTek is concentrating to make 4G capable chips to launch for Chinese based Smartphone makers who are now launching new exciting Smartphones in China as well as other markets.

It further said - MediaTek's conservative view toward the Windows Phone platform runs counter to rival Qualcomm, which has decided to launch QRD (Qualcomm Reference Design) Smartphones for WP.

There are number of Android Smartphones running MediaTek’s new Octa-core chips and also buyers are also praising the MediaTek runnig Smartphones. Now let’s see when MediaTek decides to launch Windows Phone chips as undoubtedly Windows Phone platform is gaining more grounds than ever.