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    This document discusses smartphone hardware architecture and developments. It begins with an agenda covering ARM and Snapdragon processors, comparisons to PCs, and challenges like slowing hardware evolution. A brief history of smartphones is provided from 1997 to present. ARM and Snapdragon architectures are then described in more detail. Developments like system on a chip and multi-core processors are discussed. The challenges of hardware limitations and consumer demands shifting away from performance are also covered. The conclusion discusses smartphones becoming ubiquitous and portable computing replacing stationary PCs.

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    This document discusses smartphone hardware architecture and developments. It begins with an agenda covering ARM and Snapdragon processors, comparisons to PCs, and challenges like slowing hardware evolution. A brief history of smartphones is provided from 1997 to present. ARM and Snapdragon architectures are then described in more detail. Developments like system on a chip and multi-core processors are discussed. The challenges of hardware limitations and consumer demands shifting away from performance are also covered. The conclusion discusses smartphones becoming ubiquitous and portable computing replacing stationary PCs.

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    This document discusses smartphone hardware architecture and developments. It begins with an agenda covering ARM and Snapdragon processors, comparisons to PCs, and challenges like slowing hardware evolution. A brief history of smartphones is provided from 1997 to present. ARM and Snapdragon architectures are then described in more detail. Developments like system on a chip and multi-core processors are discussed. The challenges of hardware limitations and consumer demands shifting away from performance are also covered. The conclusion discusses smartphones becoming ubiquitous and portable computing replacing stationary PCs.

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    Smartphone Hardware

    Architecture
    Andrew Fallows and Patrick Ganson

    Agenda

    Architecture
    o ARM processor
    o Snapdragon
    o Comparison to PCs
    Developments
    Introduction and History
    o System On Chip
    o Multi-Core
    Challenges
    o Is hardware evolution slowing?
    o Moores law
    o Miniaturization vs improving performance
    Conclusion

    Introduction
    No standard exists to define what makes a
    phone a smartphone.
    GSM/CDMA/etc mobile phones
    run a high-level operating system
    Features:

    o
    o
    o
    o
    o

    WiFi
    Bluetooth
    internet access
    custom application software
    cameras

    History

    1997 - Term smartphone is coined

    1999 - RIM begins making BlackBerries

    2007 - iPhone 1 released

    2008 - Android v1.0 released

    Now - iPhone 5 and Android v4.2

    History
    2007
    o

    smartphones are 12% of total sales of phone


    handsets

    2012
    o

    o
    o

    smartphones are 37% of total sales of phone


    handsets
    45% of American adults own smartphones
    In the age range of 18-29, the number is 66%

    Architecture

    Architecture - ARM

    RISC Based Processor conceived in the 80s

    Android first utilized ARM in 2008

    Since 2008, 190 million Android devices shipped with


    ARM

    Great performance with low power costs

    NVIDIA Tegra 3 - 4 ARM Cortex A9 cores at 1.5 GHz on


    HTC One X Device

    Architecture - ARM

    Architecture - Snapdragon

    Similar to ARM processors, ARM Cortex A15

    Developed by Qualcomm

    Built with 28 nm process

    Uses ARMv7 ISA

    Up to 1.7 GHz quad core with 2MB L2


    C

    Architecture - PCs

    Smartphones constrained by power


    demands - battery vs. wall power

    Smartphones constrained by size

    PCs losing popularity due to increased


    portability

    Replace PCs in the future

    Developments

    Developments - SoC

    System on a Chip
    o
    o

    Whole-system ICs
    Reduced cost

    Contrast with microcontrollers


    o
    o
    o

    generalized
    higher performance
    matter of scale

    Developments - Cores

    Dual and Quad core


    o
    o

    Qualcomm Snapdragon
    Nvidia Tegra 3

    Untested performance improvement


    o

    "The reality is that the quad-core could be better, it


    could be equal, or it could be appreciably worse."
    Nick DiCarlo, VP Marketing at Samsung
    "...the so-called dual-core, quad-core mobile phones
    can only waste batteries, but not be useful for
    consumers all the time."
    Stephen Elop, CEO at Nokia

    Challenges

    Hardware evolution is slowing


    o

    it is becoming increasingly difficult for handset


    makers to differentiate their smartphones in terms of
    hardware specifications.

    Moore's Law

    Consumer demands shifting away from


    hardware performance

    Conclusion

    Demographics show smartphones are


    quickly permeating daily life

    Raw performance may be losing priority for


    new developments

    Portable computing may eliminate


    stationary/desktop computing for consumers

    Questions?

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