Allwinner A23 Dual-Core SoC: record low component count for tablets providing Antutu up to 15,000, 60 days of standby, 8.5 hours of video playback or 60 hours of music playback time

Allwinner announced its SoC roadmap on Oct 10, 2013  which contained the following exact details for the A23 SoC: Q3, 2013: A23 Dual Core Dual Cortex-A7 1.5 GHz CPU Mali 400 MP2 GPU 40nm, nMBus [High-Profile Innovation System Construction] V4.5 Display Engine V2 CoolFlex [Smart Power Management] V2 Video Engine V3 http://www.padnews.cn/?p=2650A23 comparison with competing … Continue reading →

The manufacturing side of the “Race to the Bottom” Ecosystem

Are you aware of $32 entry-level Android tablets available for local resellers around the world? Are you aware that this is the price of Intel’s upcoming in October 2013 Bay Trail-T Z3740 SoC, i.e. a chip only? Are you aware of the fact that in October such entry-level Android tablets will get a lower power … Continue reading →

Allwinner A23 Dual-Core SoC: The most efficient one in its low-end category

Update: Allwinner A23, optimized dual-core ARM Cortex-A7, lower power consumption and lower cost [Charbax YouTube channel, Sept 15, 2013] Here’s Eva at the Allwinner booth announcing the launch of the new Allwinner A23 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 with Mali-400 GPU, they claim it to be the most efficient dual-core in the world. The new Allwinner A23 … Continue reading →