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64bit Android in the works.
64-bit Android set for Q3
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Question.
Is the cpu in the Nexus 5 64bit capable?
Is the cpu in the Nexus 5 64bit capable?
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Nope.
What are the advantages of a 64bit processor in a mobile? Ability to address more memory directly for apps?
I could be wrong but I wonder if this is one of those things like MP on cameras and resolution on screen used to move consumers to update. How long before we have 4K display on a 5" device?
I could be wrong but I wonder if this is one of those things like MP on cameras and resolution on screen used to move consumers to update. How long before we have 4K display on a 5" device?
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What are the advantages of a 64bit processor in a mobile? Ability to address more memory directly for apps?
I could be wrong but I wonder if this is one of those things like MP on cameras and resolution on screen used to move consumers to update. How long before we have 4K display on a 5" device?
Well, technically performance is twice as fast, as twice as many bits can be accessed at any one time...
Encryption performance.
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Hmm. Will that mean that Android will have a 32bit and 64bit versions?
For example, I’m literally on the cusp of purchasing a Nexus 5. Would suck balls if it wasn’t upgradable to Android 5 or what ever is the next major revision!!
Considering iOS 7 is split into 32-bit (for the 5c and older iOS devices) and 64-bit (5s), it would suprise me if Android didn't follow suit. Plus it would give Google a bad image to drop support of their recent Nexus devices so quickly and could give a bad backlash from other manufacturers.
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ARM V8 has a brand new IS for the 64bit, which is a lot faster, they also have huge gains in security performance. The only real advantage outside of ram is having more bits to address afaik this only really helps a lot of floating point executions.
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I did not know iOS7 came in two flavours.
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This reckons 4.5 to come in July.
This blog post is a fantastic summary. It's written from an iOS perspective but virtually all of it applies to Android too.
tl;dr - ARM64 is fantastic but the fact that it's 64-bit isn't the main reason why.
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Huh, didn't realise it was that soon actually. This changes things. No point getting a new phone at all now if Q3 is when 64bit kicks off. Christmas 2014 is the time to upgrade
Hmm... Can I last with my GS2 untill then.
Answer is yes, but I have been looking to upgrade for maybe 6-9 months now... maybe longer.
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Same as desktop/laptop PCs I imagine. 32bit - can address up to 4GB memory. 64-bit can address over that.
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But for the average user will there be any noticeable difference. I don't think so, maybe in a year or so but not at release.