They fabricate a standard ARM processor. Apple designs its own implementation of the ARM standard that has proven more efficient than the Qualcomm and other standard variants. An Apple A9 dual core processor is as powerful as the Qualcomm four core and uses less power.
Big difference.
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Maybe but to do that it would have to be more than a mobile OS. It will need a rich ecosystem of Apps; without one it’s hard to gain traction. See Microsoft phone for case in point.
In order to get the numbers you would have to offer the OS for a price nearest to your cheapest competitor. Google gives Android away for free and subsidizes that through it search and ad revenue. Unless this new competitor is flush with billions - not sure that will happen too easily.
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Not to burst the Kirin bubble but the core of this chip is the Arm Cortex — Previous versions licensed Qualcomm’s cores. It’s also a bit late sand the 970 doesn’t materially improve over the 960 core despite the smaller 10nm process.
http://wccftech.com/snapdragon-845-kirin-970-specs-leak/
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As a Mercedes and Porsche owner —- I can equivacobly say the Hyundai is not better looking or better driving or better built. Not even close.