How to Know If Your Device is MTK or Non-MTK

It is useful to know if your device CPU chip manufacturer is Mediatek or MTK, the biggest manufacturers of CPU chips in Taiwan. The MTK chip is

used in many Android phones today, especially the middle-range, affordable ones like Techno, Infinix, etc. Knowing your CPU chip is very important for Android phone users, especially those that want to carry out advanced operations on them like changing the IMEI numbers of your phone.

To know what your CPU chip manufacturer is, follow the following steps:

Ø  Download CPU-Z app from the Google Play Store.

Note: It is best to download this app from the Google Play Store to avoid problems in your device.

Related: How To Change The Imei Of Your Android Phone

Ø  Launch the app. On the main page, you will see all hardware components of your phone and their models.

Ø  Navigate to the SOC (System on Chips) menu tab and you will see the chip type and model of your phone boldly written there. You can also navigate to System menu to see the hardware component. MTK chips always start with prefix Mt. In this way, you can identify the type of CPU chip your device uses. High-end devices like Samsung, HTC and Sony use only chips like Samsung’s own Exynos, or Qualcomm/Snapdragon, and Nvidia. So if your Samsung, HTC or Sony devices show MTK chip, then know that it is a cloned device and not original product.

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These are the ways to determine the type of CPU chip your device uses. You can also use the above methods to know if your phone is an original product of its brand. The CPU-Z app can also be used to see information regarding other hardware and components of your device.

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