We’ve had 64-bit ARM servers for a few months, but the first consumer grade 64-bit ARM products should be smartphones, starting with HTC Desire 510. This entry-level / mid-range phone will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 ARM Cortex A53 processor with 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, and a 4.7″ display with 854 x 480 resolution.
- SoC – Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad core ARM Cortex A53 processor @ 1.2Ghz with Adreno 306 GPU
- System Memory – 1GB RAM
- Storage – 8GB + micro SD slot (up to 128GB)
- Display – 4.7″ FWVGA display (854×480)
- Cellular Networks
- 2G/2.5G – GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- 3G/3.5G – WCDMA – 850/900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
- 4G – LTE – B3/B7/B20
- micro SIM
- Connectivity – 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS + GLONASS
- Camera – 5MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera
- USB – micro USB 2.0 port
- Sensor – Accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
- Battery – 2,100 mAh Li-Ion battery. Talk time (3G): 17 hours. Standby time (3G): Up to 646 hours.
- Dimensions – 139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm
- Weight – 158 grams
HTC Desire 510 runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense software including BlinkFeed and support for HTC’s Dot View case. I’m not even sure it’s running a 64-bit version of Android 4.4 (is there one?), so it will hopefully be upgrade to Android L in due time.
There’s currently no information about price, but it should be available soon. Other upcoming phones based on Snapdron 410 64-bit processor include Huawei G621, Lenovo A805e, and Samsung Galaxy Mega 2. Devices is more powerful ARM Cortex A57 cores should be available in 2015.
Via Liliputing
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
I’m wondering if 64bit ARM means the kernel will at least be able to work with a standard kernel, at least for the basic stuff.
@Marius Cirsta
What do you mean by standard kernel? Mainline kernel? Unified kernel (one for several platforms)?
@cnxsoft
I mean just like x86 where if you run the mainline kernel on a new CPU that it has no idea about it at least boots up to a certain point. I guess unified kernel without a device tree using ACPI are the technical terms ( if I got it right ).