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Allwinner surprises with a $5 64-bit ARMv8 chip.
Allwinner Shakes Up Mobile Chip Industry With $5 64-Bit Chip : Read more
Allwinner Shakes Up Mobile Chip Industry With $5 64-Bit Chip : Read more
The explanation might be as simple as there is much less demand to run x86 based OS and their applications on small screen devices. Look at success of Microsoft Surface. Even it is popular, the concept will never be promoted down to smaller screen devices such as phones. And when you consider hardware requirements for phone you will see that SoC is just a part of whole solution, as you'll be needing battery, screen, cell connection module and make it into a case. Intel is trying to bring x86 legacy to mobile market, which already moved beyong windows. Running a form of Linux for x86 might be a case, but you can achieve much more with cheaper and less power hungry ARM implementations already.Can someone more familiar with the mobile chip architecture explain why Intel hasn't been able to manufacture a competitive alternative? Intel really hasn't been able to keep up with ARM architecture in all the specs that matter for mobile platforms.
ARM has been designing their architecture for low power embedded use for over two decades now. Intel has only just recently begun trying to shoehorn X86 architecture into mobile devices.Can someone more familiar with the mobile chip architecture explain why Intel hasn't been able to manufacture a competitive alternative? Intel really hasn't been able to keep up with ARM architecture in all the specs that matter for mobile platforms.
The simplicity of the ARM instruction set translates directly into a smaller, simpler chip, which burns less power. This also means layout is easier and cheaper. And manufacturing costs are lower, because more chips can fit on a wafer and yield is higher.Can someone more familiar with the mobile chip architecture explain why Intel hasn't been able to manufacture a competitive alternative? Intel really hasn't been able to keep up with ARM architecture in all the specs that matter for mobile platforms.
@Tumesh Kakkar, they just might do that, considering the Make in India and Digital India plan is in motion, we might see newer technology more frequently available than before. Also, the tablet is still working on dual core and 512 MB RAM which is seriously too low, quad core and 1 GB at least should be the target, and with the help of cheaper chip, we might as well get these tabs, with all these upgrades, but still in same price range.Govt. of India's shuold use same in Akash Tab.