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First off, those "3W Core CPUs" are a scam and a dud. They will overheat and throttle. Second, they cost WAYYYY more than a mobile chip. They cost more than an

by mtgx 11y ago

First off, those "3W Core CPUs" are a scam and a dud. They will overheat and throttle. Second, they cost WAYYYY more than a mobile chip. They cost more than an iPhone's ENTIRE BOM, or about 10x more than what Apple pays for its chips.

creshal 11y ago
> First off, those "3W Core CPUs" are a scam and a dud. They will overheat and throttle. Throttling has been a problem on high-end Androids for years now. > Second, they cost WAYYYY more than a mobile chip. That's the real issue – the margins in the mobile market are ridiculously slim, and there is no x86 monopoly Intel can abuse to lock in vendors and customers. So cheap ARMs it is.