As has been speculated in the past weeks, Microsoft works closely with Qualcomm to develop units capable of running x86 applications on ARM chips. In fact, the Redmond company did a little demonstration of the process a couple of days ago with a Snapdragon 820. However, it will be from the middle of next year, already with the Snapdragon 835, when we see tablets with power to combine both facets.
The unification of the platform Windows 10 continues to be the great desire of engineers and managers, starting with Satya Nadella and continuing to users, of the first platform among the three giants that promised full integration services applications and programs. For now, the collapse of Microsoft's smartphone division has served to show that the road is not as easy as expected. Let's see how they do with the second try.
Windows 10 desktop app emulation with a Snapdragon 820
For now, the only proof we have of Microsoft's future claims looks very wellHowever, it is still an experimental feature and not ready to make the leap to the mass market. Compatibilities with Snapdragon 820 They are certainly rudimentary despite the benefits shown in the video and the emulation still suffers from a certain incompatibility that means that it cannot take off until the arrival of more powerful chips together with modules of, at least, 4GB of RAM.
Either way, you can imagine how interesting this news is, and that is that the processors Intel Core M, which so far have also shot, will have the Snapdragon 835 in front, with a higher power and a presumably more balanced consumption. In this way, the door opens to the arrival of tablets and laptops with ultralight ARM architecture, in which they can move program y games desktop.
From 2-in-1 to 3-in-1, tablet PC with phone function
The fact that there is lightweight hardware capable of dealing with a full operating system (albeit through emulation), implies that terminals capable of everything from performing phone calls even running Microsoft Office or PhotoShop.
In fact, several months ago the support for screens of 9 inches by 10 Windows Phone. Although it is certainly not a device for everyone, or not to be used in any circumstance, the option of carrying in your pocket all the computer tools that one may need is revealed as a true milestone of our time. We will see how it is carried out and if the concept is successful.
Source: tablet-news.com