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Can someone tell me why they opted for the imx8m with 4 A53 cores rather than the imx8 which adds 2 A72 cores (3-6x faster) and 2x the GPU performance? A $35 r
by hajile 7y ago
Can someone tell me why they opted for the imx8m with 4 A53 cores rather than the imx8 which adds 2 A72 cores (3-6x faster) and 2x the GPU performance?
A $35 raspberry pi 4 has way more computing power than this phone while being 20x cheaper.
- ryukafalz 7y agoBattery life, probably. Faster isn't always better on a device that has to worry about its power budget. Heat was probably a consideration too. It's all well and good to compare this thing to a Pi 4, but I'm not sure you'd want to hold that Pi under load.