Now that MediaTek has outed is own octa-core processor, which it boasts as the world's first true octa-core, manufacturers seem to be quite eager to put it in their devices. Both Alcatel and Huawei are now rumored to be putting the chip into their next mid- to high-end smartphones.

MediaTek might not be the first to come out with an octa-core chip, but it is trying to make a name for itself in that arena through pricing and by somewhat belittling its competition. The MediaTek MT6592, which it announced last week, boasts of 2 GHz clock speeds for each of its 8 cores. But more importantly, the chip's selling point is its ability to utilize all cores at any one time, something which, until recently, its competitors were unable to do. Though Samsung's introduction of Heterogenous Multi-Processing (HMP) into its Exynos 5 Octa chips somewhat makes it a bit moot, there are still some who will prefer MediaTek's more affordable solution.