Hi all,

Anyone using phones with Mediatek SOC experiencing bad GPS reception?. On a normal sunny afternoon, the GPS on my Xperia XA Ultra (Mediatek Helio P10) is slow to lock, inaccurate, sometimes stop dead in track and even jump to other places all of a sudden.

I heard say GPS on Mediatek SOC memang got weird problems one. Or is my phone a lemon unit?.

More info :
GPS Apps used :
-Waze
-Pokemon GO
-Ingress
-Google Maps

GPS Mode : High Accuracy

OS : Android 6.0 (Sony Build 36.0.B.2.109)

This post has been edited by LightningChan: Dec 27 2016, 03:41 PM

memang macam tu

but you are sony customer.. so complain kao kao

I intend to.. Haha..

Yup, common issue on phones with Mediatek chipset.

Try complaining to Sony.

and kindly swear you never use mtk again.

Sigh.. That's sad.

I'm gonna send Sony Mobile an email first but I think they're gonna ask me to send in the phone and all.. lol

use gps status and screen capture the signal strength
compare it with another phone thats non-mtk

I think my next phone I jump back to iOS. Ampun

oo.. I shall try..

Normal for MTK.

Also, are u using any metal casing?

Nope. Either a thin transparent rubber case or a plastic flip case with leather front cover only but the front cover got some sort of magnet for the smart function like iPad case.

I recently bought a Meizu MX4 with the Mediatek MT6595 SoC (equivalent to a Snapdragon 808).

Surprisingly, my GPS works much better than my LG G3 (Snapdragon 801).

It always gets a first fix in less than 5 seconds , even indoors.

It maintains a solid GPS signal lock all through my journey with Waze and Google Maps.

I don't understand why people say that Mediatek GPS sucks. Mine don't.

High end vs mid/low end perhaps?. lol.

use wiko fever 4G so far it's ok no problem detect location around 8 second after open google maps, before this use lenovo k3 note, got problem with gps

Agree d, my Lenovo a7000 GPS signal lock is faster than my Xperia z with snap dragon S4 pro

Wiko Fever 4G - Specifications
SoC: MediaTek MT6753
RAM: 3 GB, Storage: 16 GB
Display: 5.2 in, IPS, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 24 bit
Battery: 2900 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop

Lenovo K3 Note - Specifications
SoC: MediaTek MT6752
RAM: 2 GB, Storage: 16 GB
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 24 bit
Battery: 3000 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop

Lenovo A7000 - Specifications
SoC: MediaTek MT6752M
Display: 5.5 in, IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
Battery: 2900 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop

my wiko is 6.0 android & 32GB rom and lenovo k3 note 6.1 android

i think depend at developer to optimize hardware with software to make device work better


This post has been edited by Ash55: Dec 30 2016, 09:36 AM

Yeah. I think devs play a big role in optimizing the OS on their phones also. All that promising hardware spec but shitty OS also no use.. like Asus.

Still have to carry around my trusty iPhone 5 for GPS navi. Haha..

This post has been edited by LightningChan: Dec 30 2016, 02:28 PM

avoid MTK if possible, as it poorly build.

mediatek is the crap,those manufacutrer like Garmin which using their chip also dive with them,