Among users of gadgets, circulating the assumption that cheap smartphones usually have a GPS performance that is not as good as expensive devices, especially if using MediaTek processor.
Some of MediaTek's chipped chip models were reportedly problematic with GPS signal reception, either difficulty locking position, unstable, or inaccurate. But that was a few years ago.
How about the modern MediaTek chip, is it still constrained by similar problems? To find the answer, KompasTekno bring Oppo F3 in the production of Web Series Mudik Smart 2017.
Oppo F3 uses a 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6750T chip octa-core with Assisted GPS (A-GPS) support. This phone belongs to the middle class category with a tag of Rp 4.4 million in the Indonesian market.
KompasTekno uses Oppo F3 for navigation purposes along the journey from Jakarta to Tegal, Semarang, and finally Yogyakarta.
Comparison
Oppo F3 is not alone. A number of other phones are brought along as a comparison, the Xiaomi Redmi 4x (Snapdragon 435) represents an entry level device, Galaxy A5 2017 (Exynos 7880) which is also from the middle class, and Galaxy S8 (Exynos 8895) as a representative of high-end devices.
Some of MediaTek's chipped chip models were reportedly problematic with GPS signal reception, either difficulty locking position, unstable, or inaccurate. But that was a few years ago.
How about the modern MediaTek chip, is it still constrained by similar problems? To find the answer, KompasTekno bring Oppo F3 in the production of Web Series Mudik Smart 2017.
Oppo F3 uses a 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6750T chip octa-core with Assisted GPS (A-GPS) support. This phone belongs to the middle class category with a tag of Rp 4.4 million in the Indonesian market.
KompasTekno uses Oppo F3 for navigation purposes along the journey from Jakarta to Tegal, Semarang, and finally Yogyakarta.
Comparison
Oppo F3 is not alone. A number of other phones are brought along as a comparison, the Xiaomi Redmi 4x (Snapdragon 435) represents an entry level device, Galaxy A5 2017 (Exynos 7880) which is also from the middle class, and Galaxy S8 (Exynos 8895) as a representative of high-end devices.
