ARM, whose processors are used in most mobile devices today, is supercharging its latest Mali graphics technology to bring 4K graphics to tablets and smartphones while also extending device battery life.

It’s becoming important for mobile devices to have good graphics cores to handle higher-resolution screens, cameras and external 4K display connectors. With Mali graphics, games will also look better on low-cost and high-end tablets and smartphones.

But graphics are also notorious for draining battery life, and Mali processors draw less power than their predecessors. The top-end Mali T860 can render 4K video and beyond, and the Mali V550 video accelerator can encode and decode 4K video based on the H.265 format, which is supported by the International Telecommunications Union.

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