A wrote: > Why would that make a difference? These processors have roughly > the same performance at the same MHz.
Your unproven assertion is that "Android has hefty processing requirements". The phrase "hefty processing requirements" is senseless on its own. It only makes sense if you are attributing an actual cost to those requirements, in terms of parts (cost of CPU) or usage (reduced battery life). For many consumer electronics devices, battery isn't an issue, since they are plugged into AC power (e.g., set-top boxes, DVD players, refrigerators), meaning the CPU cost is the bigger issue. Google created the original ARM "port" and set the benchmark. For example, the T-Mobile G1 uses an ARM11 down-clocked to somewhere in the 300MHz range, IIRC. Clearly, those processing requirements were not "hefty" enough to stop a number of device manufacturers. But, still, this is all based on Google's original implementation. And, you are correct, Android is being used mostly on higher-end phones. But the passage I was quibbling over was "Android has hefty processing requirements". Now, another firm, independent of Google, is contributing a MIPS port. I am sure the cost of this was somewhat more than the salaries of two code jockeys for a weekend with a couple of cases of Red Bull. Development teams are expensive, particularly for sustained periods. They would not have bothered doing this if: -- no MIPS chips could handle it -- the only MIPS chips that could handle it would be deemed unacceptable for the target markets (consumer electronics), for CPU cost reasons The fact that a number of firms seem interested in using the MIPS Android port, per the article I cited, further suggests that this is working out quite nicely. Hence, it would appear that, in the eyes of consumer electronics manufacturers, Android does not have "hefty processing requirements". Now, if you would like to cite articles of your own, demonstrating that firms are indeed skipping over Android due to "hefty processing requirements", I'd be interested to read them. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Looking for Android opportunties? http://wiki.andmob.org/hado --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
