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AMD APUs on mobile devices

jonnyyyl
By jonnyyyl
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Why is it that most mobile devices (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and other smart mobile devices) on the market use chips like A8, Qualcomm Snapdragon and mediatek and so few from AMD's APUs?

 

I was under the impression AMD in theory is doing quite well in this area. Should that not be the case, what are the challenges semi conductor/ SoC firms are facing? 

 

Or have I been completely mistaken in thinking that the products above are the same thing/same league?

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They aren't really in the same league. They're really more like Celeron territory. And the ARM chips you mentioned are still a cut below Atom.

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They consume too much power to be put in  a device with a tiny battery

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