Vittelius@feddit.org to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agothe Jolla Phone is fully fundedfeddit.orgimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1187
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minus-squarewitty_username@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoAlthough I am excited, I wonder why they went for a licenced soc design. Perhaps I am overestimating the current capabilities of riscv. Nonetheless, I do hope that the future of Linux phones will include open source soc architectures
minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 months agoRiscV is nowhere near ARM designs in the mobile space. And as they noted, they are a small player and need to use off the shelf components.
Although I am excited, I wonder why they went for a licenced soc design. Perhaps I am overestimating the current capabilities of riscv. Nonetheless, I do hope that the future of Linux phones will include open source soc architectures
RiscV is nowhere near ARM designs in the mobile space. And as they noted, they are a small player and need to use off the shelf components.