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Allwinner, a Chinese maker of application processors for mobile devices and consumer electronics, recently introduced the world’s cheapest 64-bit application processor. The system-on-chip, which costs just $5, will power high-performance tablets and CE devices with 4K ultra-high-definition displays.
The Allwinner A64 SoC integrates four ARM Cortex-A53 general-purpose cores, an unknown graphics engine (Allwinner uses both ARM Mali and ImgTec PowerVR graphics cores inside its APs), a multimedia engine that supports decoding of 4K (3840*2160) ultra-high-definition H.265/H.264 video streams as well as 4K HDMI video output. Besides, like other SoCs from Allwinner, this one features the company's SmartColor display technology, which post-processes images to adjust for skin tone and color saturation. The new chip also supports various types of DRAM, including LPDDR2, LPDDR3, DDR3 and DDR3L; as well as NAND flash, including MLC, TLC, eMMC and so on.
While technology wise the Allwinner A64 is hardly a breakthrough, its $5 price is the lowest in the industry. The chip, which is compatible with Google Android 5.0 and Linux, is expected to trigger transition to 64-bit computing among low-end tablets and CE devices.
“The A64 will bolster the company's position in the white-box tablet market, where its rock-bottom price will quickly drive the transition to 64-bit processors,” wrote Mike Demler, an analyst with the Lineley Group, in a new issue of ProcessorWatch.
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KitGuru Says: Allwinner is well known for its ultra-low-cost mobile system-on-chips for smartphones and tablets. Thanks to the A64, the company will catalyse whitebox tablet makers to use ultra-high-definition displays as well as sophisticated 64-bit software.
Means we will se 64 bit cpu in 50$ tablets too, very nice for developing countries like china and india.
Now everyone will enjoy superior performance without buying 300$ gadget…. Thnx to allwinner
The budget crap will never be “superior performance”. They will always be sluggish, bug-ladden, with low-quality failing hardware. I bet they’ve cut some heavy corners to reach that price mark. Just because its “64bit” doesn’t mean its fast.
The budget buyers are still transitioning from standard definition to 720p – which has been around for more than 10 years.
How many budget devices do you think will be out in the market with 4K resolution displays in the next 5 years? Talk about useless features and bogus marketing …
Buddy if u look in china there budget devices r actually beating big ones –
1. In 2013-2014 when samsung has 4k at 5000$ chinese firm sold there whole 4k lot at 999$.
2. Chinese sub 200$ smartphone scores 47000 in antutu while qualcomms fastest is at less than 38000.
3. Chenese firm prepared pendrive size computer using intel atom chips than intel yes intel copied there idea now see intel officiely launched that product.
4. I own a iphone and uses chineese chrging cable no problem at all.
5. Google chromecast also copy cat product.
6. Today chineese device offer 1080p,2 gb ram,16 gb ROM,40000+ antutu score, good battery backup, nothing hangs at just sub 200$ now please tell me any person hv only 200$ and want to experience goog device than whats his mistake.. Is it necessary that everyone should sell their kidney for iPhone
7. I also hv xiaomi tablet and it is way better than last year samsung tab
No bro cheap does not always mean crap