WASHINGTON: As IFA 2014 is just few days away, HTC eyeing to take the crown to launch first ever 64-bit Android smartphone.
The Taiwanese company was rumoured to launch HTC Desire 820 which is likely to become first smartphone powered with 64-bit processor.
HTC Weibo account written in Chinese, we weren’t able to translate the leaked advert for the HTC Desire 820 ourselves, but we’re told it says the 820 is the “world’s first octa-core 64-bit phone,” by GSMarena.
This leak does not tell us exactly what processor the HTC Desire 820 will use, but a little bit of deduction suggests it’s the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615.
The Snapdragon 615 is an eight-core 64-bit processor intended for mid-range phones, sitting below the Snapdragon 808/810 and above the Snapdragon 410.
It fits the bill perfectly, and given all of HTC’s recent mid-range Desire phones use Snapdragon CPUs rather than – for example – Mediatek ones, it’s the only likely candidate.
64-bit phones are likely to be one of IFA 2014’s big themes, as Android L will soon bring native 64-bit support to the system.
There have been Android devices that use 64-bit compatible processors to date, using Intel Atom CPUs. But these use a special kernel that lets them work, rather than really unlocking all that 64-bit goodness.
We’ll have to wait to see whether it’ll just be used to shame us into upgrading, or whether there’ll be some truly worthwhile applications for ordinary folk.
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