The ARM processor design company, during the Tech Day event, predicts that the cost of mononuclear smartphones will soon fall to the level of 20 dollars.
According to the website AnandTech, the prediction concerns models that will probably use the Cortex A5 single-core processor. In fact, ARM considers that such a drop prices will take place within the next few months.
Smartphones of this category should drastically limit the installed μνήμη RAM και άλλα τεχνικά χαρακτηριστικά, ώστε να περιορίσουν και την τιμή διάθεσης. Ωστόσο, όπως επισημαίνει η ίδια η ARM, ένας σημερινός μονοπύρηνος Processor όπως ο Cortex A5 είναι σαφώς ταχύτερος από τον ARM11 ο οποίος εξόπλισε την πρώτη γενιά iPhone in 2007 that cost $599.
More generally, ARM predicts that the mobile phone market will gradually shift from high end devices to mid-range and entry level devices, ie devices with medium and low technical features. The company estimates that 2018 will be sold more than one billion entry entry devices, costing up to 150 dollars. This prediction means doubling, compared to the devices in the class sold today.
Finally, the company also released a series of assessments of the performance of the upcoming Cortex A53 and A57 processors on 64-bit. Processors based on these architectures will be faster up to 1,5 times than the Cortex A7 and A15 architecture models. The first models based on the Cortex A53 and A57 architectures will make their appearance within 2014.
