Intel, Microsoft Unite For Low-Cost Windows 10 Smartphones
Windows 10 on both Intel, ARM Presently, Windows phones are packed only with ARM-based processors from Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM). Windows 10 will also work on ARM systems, but will also be compatible with Intel’s x86 chips.
Intel will power the Windows 10 mobile OS, and the phablets will be packed with Intel’s upcoming Atom X3 chips, dubbed “Sofia,” as announced by the chip maker at the Mobile World Congress. Devices that will run on X3 chips will come with a price tag of $75 to $249. Additionally, the X3 chips will be offered in Android handsets.
With Windows 10, Microsoft wants to give an experience that is consistent across phones, tablets and PCs. However, one thing that will be interesting to watch is how the software giant will design its applications so they run smoothly on both x86 and ARM even though they have completely different instructions sets.
source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/03/intel-microsoft-windows-10-phone/
Windows 10 on both Intel, ARM Presently, Windows phones are packed only with ARM-based processors from Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM). Windows 10 will also work on ARM systems, but will also be compatible with Intel’s x86 chips.
Intel will power the Windows 10 mobile OS, and the phablets will be packed with Intel’s upcoming Atom X3 chips, dubbed “Sofia,” as announced by the chip maker at the Mobile World Congress. Devices that will run on X3 chips will come with a price tag of $75 to $249. Additionally, the X3 chips will be offered in Android handsets.
With Windows 10, Microsoft wants to give an experience that is consistent across phones, tablets and PCs. However, one thing that will be interesting to watch is how the software giant will design its applications so they run smoothly on both x86 and ARM even though they have completely different instructions sets.
source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/03/intel-microsoft-windows-10-phone/