Digitimes Research estimates total shipments of
smartphone application processors (AP) worldwide will grow 1.5 % on year to 1.67...
According to surveys Digitimes Research conducted in China in March 2018, shipments of
smartphone application processors (AP)...
Not exact matches
But unlike in the personal computer or server market, where Intel and AMD fought for dominance (more truthfully, AMD tried to at least achieve profitability), or the
smartphone market where Qualcomm has taken out competitors ranging from Texas Instruments and Freescale on the
application processor side (leaving Apple, Samsung, Broadcom and Mediatek standing), this market has a much wider variety of players known for their embedded
processors and microcontroller.
Most modern high - end
smartphone CPUs have dedicated graphics
processors built into their chip, which, being hardware - accelerated and not just software - dependent, can quickly render images like photos, videos, and games without overtaxing the main
application processor.
A longer upgrade cycle will also hurt shipments, since many consumers prefer to spend their money on new
smartphones or laptops instead of tablets, which are mainly used for social networking, web browsing, and other lightweight
applications that don't require a better
processor every year.
In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, each
smartphone also features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz
processor, HD video recording, 24 - bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality
applications such as Wikitude that can be seamlessly integrated with BBM 6 - all designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world.
Applications like WhatsApp and Facebook will seamlessly operate in the background while you're playing Temple Run on this
smartphone as it has a 1.4 GHz octa - core
processor, 2 GB of DDR3 RAM and an MTK6592 chipset which ensure a powerful performance.
Powered by 1.2 GHz quad - core
processor and 2 GB RAM, this
smartphone ensures all your
applications run smoothly.
However, that's just a single core
processor and is suited more for
application in
smartphones than tablet PCs, while Clover Trails, with its dual core architecture, would be more ideal for use in a tablet device.
Global launch of Samsung's most powerful
smartphone delivers unmatched performance with a Dual - Core
application processor and best - in - class viewing experience by Super AMOLED Plus display in sleek and lightweight design
More of a
smartphone processor, it should nevertheless provide enough oomph for the device to run basic Web surfing and video
applications.
The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is a quality 3G
smartphone with a crisp 480x360 display, a relatively fast
processor (thought to be 624 MHz), a great BlackBerry keyboard, beautiful form factor, Wi - Fi, GPS, CDMA and GSM network support and a pile of
application memory.
BlackBerry Torch
Smartphone Features · Elegant styling, measuring approx. 4.4» (5.8» open) x 2.4» x.57» and weighing 5.68 ounces · 3.2» 360x480 capacitive touch screen display · 35 key full QWERTY backlit slide - out keyboard, designed to feel optimally balanced when opened for typing · Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth · Powerful 624 Mhz processor with 512 MB Flash memory · 4 GB built - in memory storage plus a microSD / SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards; a 4 GB card is included giving users 8 GB of storage out - of - the - box · 5 MP camera with flash, continuous auto focus, image stabilization, scene modes, geo - tagging and zoom, as well as video recording at up to 640x480 resolution · Built - in GPS for location - based applications and geo - tagging · Wi - Fi ® (802.11 b / g / n); qualifying smartphone customers can enjoy seamless connectivity to over 20,000 AT&T Wi - Fi hotspots at no additional cost · 3.5 mm stereo headset jack · Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth ® (2.1) with support for hands - free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories · New BlackBerry ® Desktop Software 6 with integrated media sync for easily syncing music, photos and
Smartphone Features · Elegant styling, measuring approx. 4.4» (5.8» open) x 2.4» x.57» and weighing 5.68 ounces · 3.2» 360x480 capacitive touch screen display · 35 key full QWERTY backlit slide - out keyboard, designed to feel optimally balanced when opened for typing · Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth · Powerful 624 Mhz
processor with 512 MB Flash memory · 4 GB built - in memory storage plus a microSD / SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards; a 4 GB card is included giving users 8 GB of storage out - of - the - box · 5 MP camera with flash, continuous auto focus, image stabilization, scene modes, geo - tagging and zoom, as well as video recording at up to 640x480 resolution · Built - in GPS for location - based
applications and geo - tagging · Wi - Fi ® (802.11 b / g / n); qualifying
smartphone customers can enjoy seamless connectivity to over 20,000 AT&T Wi - Fi hotspots at no additional cost · 3.5 mm stereo headset jack · Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth ® (2.1) with support for hands - free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories · New BlackBerry ® Desktop Software 6 with integrated media sync for easily syncing music, photos and
smartphone customers can enjoy seamless connectivity to over 20,000 AT&T Wi - Fi hotspots at no additional cost · 3.5 mm stereo headset jack · Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth ® (2.1) with support for hands - free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories · New BlackBerry ® Desktop Software 6 with integrated media sync for easily syncing music, photos and videos **.
In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, each
smartphone also features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz
processor, HD video recording, 24 - bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality
applications such as Wikitude that can be seamlessly integrated with BBM 6 — all designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world.
The Marvell ARMADA family of
application processors is the first to offer customized silicon solutions for market segments ranging from
smartphones to consumer, embedded, and smartbook devices combined with fully optimized support of industry standard operating systems and software frameworks such as Google Android, Microsoft Windows Embedded, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Adobe Flash, Ubuntu and Maemo while offering OEMs a high level of software re-use in order to enable them to focus on product differentiation at the
application and user interface levels.
The
smartphone or tablet also needs to have an ARM64 chip in it though, so those with a 32 - bit ARM or x86
processor will have to wait for a potential port of the Google Pixel Wallpapers
application.
The MT6300 ETM is supported on MediaTek
smartphone platforms with its CAT - 6 modem including X25, X20, P10 MT6750, MT6738 and future
application processor products.
The company is said to be increasing the adoption of its own
application processors to increase its
smartphone processor shipments this year.
Google says that using the Pixel Visual Core, the
smartphone can process HDR + photos five - times faster but with only a tenth of the battery drain when compared to the
application processor, which third - party apps currently use for imaging.