MediaTek announced the completion of testing and enablement of ARCore and Google Lens on MediaTek’s high performance Helio P90 chipset. MediaTek worked closely with Google to ensure Helio P90 delivers an optimized foundation to enable augmented reality (AR). MediaTek will provide its customers with robust software support, along with a turnkey reference design supporting ARCore and Lens.
“MediaTek has a long history of working with Google to make advanced, new premium, mobile technology accessible to consumers at mid-range price points. With our latest collaboration we enable more smartphone users to experience the power of AR and Lens visual search in their daily lives, now that Helio P90 is ARCore and Google Lens ready, we’ll be working closely with OEMs to provide them with comprehensive support so they can quickly design and bring devices to market that are optimized for AR applications and Lens”, said TL Lee head of Mediatek’s wireless business unit.
ARCore brings powerful AR capabilities to smartphones at Google scale for developers to build captivating mobile AR experiences without the need for additional hardware or complexity.
The Helio P90 built to optimize processor performance and power conservation for sustainable user experience. MediaTek will also assist its customers with the ARCore certification process based on their unique needs.
MediaTek optimized the Helio P90 camera software performance to support Google Lens, which lets you search what you see, get stuff done faster, and interact with the world around you. It will support ARCore and Google Lens on Helio P90 beginning in Q4 2018 for devices built to run the latest Android software, Android Pie. MediaTek will be extending support for ARCore and Google Lens to other chipsets in its Helio portfolio in 2019.
