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1. x86 powered phones
present situation, future and what developers
can expect!
BjĂśrn Taubert & Alexander Weggerle
Application Engineer & Technical Consulting Engineer
Intel Software and Solutions Group
2. Intel Confidential 2
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system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. For more information including details on which processors support HT
Technology, see here
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protected content playback. Consult your PC manufacturer. For more information, see www.intel.com/go/wirelessdisplay
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InTru⢠3D Technology, and IntelŽ Advanced Vector Extensions. Also optionally includes IntelŽ Wireless Display depending on whether enabled on a given system or not.
Whether you will receive the benefits of built-in visuals depends upon the particular design of the PC you choose. Consult your PC manufacturer whether built-in
visuals are enabled on your system. Learn more about built-in visuals at http://www.intel.com/technology/visualtechnology/index.htm.
⢠IntelŽ Insider⢠is a hardware-based content protection mechanism. Requires a 2nd generation IntelŽ Core⢠processor-based PC with built-in visuals enabled, an Internet
connection, and content purchase or rental from qualified providers. Consult your PC manufacturer. For more information, visit www.intel.com/go/intelinsider.
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requires configuration and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks, and modifications or
implementation of new business processes. For more information, see http://www.intel.com/technology/manage/iamt.
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available in all countries.
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is available on select IntelÂŽ processors. For availability, consult your reseller or system manufacturer. For more information, see http://software.intel.com/en-
us/articles/intel-advanced-encryption-standard-instructions-aes-ni/
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firmware, and software. Available only on participating websites. Consult your system manufacturer. Intel assumes no liability for lost or stolen data and/or systems or
any resulting damages. For more information, visit http://www.ipt.intel.com
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Overview
1. Where are we?
2. What is coming?
3. What does x86 that
mean for a developer
4. Optimizations & Tools
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2012 â 2013 External Test
âThe x86
power myth is
finally busted!â
April 25th 2012
AnandTech
â(Es) zeigt sich beim Motorola
RAZRi, [âŚ] (das) die Laufzeit-
krone errungen werden konnteâ
November 19th 2012
Computerbase.de
âUltimately Intel's
first smartphone is a
foot in the door.â
April 25th 2012
AnandTech
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Medfield Phone Clover Trail+ Phone
CPU IntelŽ Atom⢠Z2480 series up to 2.0 Ghz IntelŽ Atom⢠DC Processor with up to 2.13 Ghz
Process 32nm 32nm
Cores/Threads 1C-2T 2C-4T
RAM 1 GB LPDDR2 @ 400 Mhz (2GB Max) Up to 4GB LPDDR2 @ 1066 MTS / 800 MTS
GPU SGX 540 @ 400 MHz SGX 544MP2 @ 533 MHz / 544MP2 @ 400 MHz
Cellular IntelÂŽ XMMTM 6260 (HSPA+ 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps) IntelÂŽ XMMTM 6360 (HSPA+ 42Mbps) / LTE Upgrade
Internal Storage 16 GB NAND (64GB Package Max) 16 GB NAND (64GB Package Max)
Camera
8 MP with AF/LED Flash, 1080p30 video recording, 1.3 MP
front facing
16 MP with AF/LED Flash, 1080p30 video recording, 2 MP
front facing
Imaging Image Signal Processor Enhanced Image Signal Processor
Battery 1460 mAH, 5.4 Wh, 3.7V 2000 mAH, 7.6 Wh, 7.6V
Supported OS @ Launch Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.1 / 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Platform Comparison: Medfield vs. Clover Trail+
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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Clover Trail+ Platform
More Processing Power on the Go
Performance, Quality and Trust
Experience even faster web browsing & apps with reliable, longer-lasting
battery life
Socially Smart Camera
Enjoy real-time facial recognition, smart shutter and blur-free image capture
features with our socially smart camera.
Full HD support for phones and tablets
Get 3X boost in graphics*, 1080p HD Video & audio
Cut the HDMI Cable with WiDi
Beam multimedia content wirelessly with low-latency WiDi in 1080P
Enterprise Level Security
Seamless protection with optimized McAfee Mobile
Secure hardware DRM and device-level trust with Intel Identity Protection
Technology (IPT)
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
1 Performance comparisons derived from Clover Trail + samples made against Intel Medfield phones
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Feature Benefits
Dual core w HT vs. single core w HT Improved performance on workloads that scale with cores
Dual core GPU 3x graphics performance
533 MHz vs 400 MHZ dual-channel LPDDR2 Improved system performance
Enhanced video decoder
⢠MPEG-4,H.264,DivX,VC-1,WMV-9,VP6
⢠HTML5 h/w acceleration
Enhanced WiDi
⢠WFA Miracast compliance for interoperability across compliant devices & adapter-free operation
⢠Lower latencies enabling gaming as additional usage mode
Enhanced content protection Support for Widevine (Google) & Playready (Netflix) & Mediavault (Warner Bros.) DRM
Enhanced GPS Glonass support
Modem options w improved modem power efficiency
⢠DC-HSPA+ (6360) and LTE (7160)
⢠Improved modem power efficiency vs 6260 on MDFD
Audio offload power savings for audio use cases
Display self-refresh power savings on idle display
Clover Trail+ Platform Improvements vs. Medfield
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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Feature Benefits
Enhanced camera MIPI CSI-2 interface
Primary Camera support for up to 16MP still image capture
Full HD 1080p30 video capture with digital video stabilization
Secondary Camera support for up to 2MP still image capture
Supports auto-exposure, auto-white balance, and auto-focus
Zero Shutter Lag with continuous viewfinder
Burst shot image capture at 24fps for 8MP
Continuous image shooting at 5fps for 8MP
Real-time face detection and face recognition for face/friend optimized image capture
HDR image capture with image stabilization and scene motion compensation
Smart shutter for all smiles/no blinks
Automatic night mode scene detection with advanced noise reduction
Panorama capture
Clover Tail+ Platform Improvements vs. Medfield, cont.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
13. CopyrightŠ 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Most Android* Apps Will âJust Workâ on Atom
Android Dalvik apps
⢠These should âjust workââ we do extensive testing of
pre-production systems
Android native (NDK) apps
⢠Most will run w/o any recompilation but âŚ
⢠A simple recompile using the Android NDK yields the best performance
⢠If the developer uses ARM-specific features, add equivalent Intel SSE features
Top Android Market apps
⢠Intel validates and tests on IntelŽ Atom⢠processor platforms
(Mix of Dalvik and native (NDK) apps)
Top Geo-specific apps
⢠Intel validates and promotes in support of product launches
⢠Intel works with developers if native optimizations needed
Android Runtime
Core Libraries
Dalvik Virtual
Machine
14. CopyrightŠ 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Pre-built Atom Images
⢠Android SDK manager has x86 emulation images
built-in
⢠To emulate an Atom-based Android phone, install
the âIntel Atom x86 System Imageâ available in
the Android SDK Manager
Much Faster Emulation
⢠IntelŽ Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
(HAXM) for Mac and Windows uses IntelÂŽ
Virtualization Technology (VT) to accelerate
Android emulator by 2-4x
⢠Intel VT is already supported in Linux* (KVM) for
x86.
See www.intel.com/software/android
for demo videos & installation tips
Intel x86
Emulator
Accelerator
Faster Android Emulation using an IA-based host PC
Intel x86 Atom
System Image
15. CopyrightŠ 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Faster Android Emulation using an IA-based host PC
Pre-built Atom Images
⢠Android SDK manager has x86 emulation images
built-in
⢠To emulate an Atom-based Android phone, install
the âIntel Atom x86 System Imageâ available in
the Android SDK Manager
Much Faster Emulation
⢠IntelŽ Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
(HAXM) for Mac and Windows uses IntelÂŽ
Virtualization Technology (VT) to accelerate
Android emulator by 2-4x
⢠Intel VT is already supported in Linux* (KVM) for
x86.
See www.intel.com/software/android
for demo videos & installation tips
âThanks to contributions to AOSP from
Intel, the emulator now supports
running x86 system images in
virtualization mode on Windows and Mac
OSX. This allows the emulator running at
near native speed.â
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*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
For on-device app testing: IntelÂŽ
GPA System Analyzer
Real-time Remote Performance and Power Profiling
IntelÂŽ GPA System
Analyzer running on
a PC
Android
Smart
Phone
USB adb Connection
Data
Real-time charts:
⢠CPU metrics
⢠Graphics API level metrics
⢠Processor graphics hardware metrics
⢠Power metrics
Download IntelÂŽ GPA for FREE at intel.com/software/GPA
17. CopyrightŠ 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Optimizing Android for IntelÂŽ
Atom⢠Processor-Based Devices
AppsApplication
Framework
Home Contacts Phone Browser
Activity
Manager
Windows*
Manager
Telephony
Manager
Resource
Manager
Content
Providers View System
Location
Manager
Notification
Manager
Package
Manager
âŚ
Surface
Manager
OpenGL* ES
SGL
Media
Framework
FreeType
SSL
SQLite
WebKit
libc
Core
Libraries
Dalvik Virtual
Machine
Display Driver Camera Driver Flash Memory
Driver
Binder (IPC)
Driver
Keypad Driver WiFi Driver Audio Drivers Power
Management
âŚ
âŚ
Libraries
Linux* Kernel
Android* Runtime
Apps
User
Experience
Middleware
Operating
System
Apply our
extensive
experience
optimizing Java*
to the Dalvik* VM
Drivers validated
& optimized for
power & memory
footprint
SKIA and openGL
optimizations
Enhanced
debugging and
logging
IA assembly
optimizations
We optimize web
technologies
such as HTML 5,
WebKit and
JavaScriptâ
GPU & Video
support for canvas
operations
Extensive middleware
development in
imaging, media and
DRM deliver
compelling media
experiences
Memory Optimizations,
AVI, DivX*, and ASF
container types, WMV
/VC-1 decoder. Live
Streaming optimizations,
HDMI and WiDI Extended
Video Modes, Video
Playback DRM
â Based on third party validation and sampling of Android apps using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual
performance and/or results.
18. CopyrightŠ 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
*Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Committed to providing the best
experience on IA
⢠Intel recognized as the #1 external contributor2 to JB .
In line to be #1 again for next Android release
⢠Chrome browser ported to Android and optimized to run best on IA
⢠Intel has contributed 750+ patches to Webkit (Drives the browser for Android and
iOS) in the last two months and is the 2nd largest Contributor to Chromium behind
Google
⢠Creating cross-platform tools and development environments based on new
programming models
3X Faster1
Android ICS Browser
GPU accelerated
FPS: 20 ď 60
6X Faster1
Jscript Performance
X86 codegen
Industry Leader
Best-in-class1
Optimized Android 2.3
Web Runtime
CES 2012 Review
>20% Faster1
Optimized SKIA
Rendering Library
Android 2.3
Optimizing Android on IA for performance, power, and user experience
19.
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QnA
Contacts
⢠BjÜrn Taubert
bjoern.taubert@intel.com
Application Engineer for Small Form Factor
Devices on Android & Window 8
⢠Alexander Weggerle
alexander.weggerle@intel.com
Technical Consulting Engineer Intel Tools
Other Intel Engagements
⢠Talk:
Optimizing NDK Projects for multiple CPU
architectures (Tuesday, 16:20 - 16:50,
Alexander)
⢠Intel booth:
â Large variaty of hardware
â NFC raffle of x86 phones
⢠Inter Developer Zone: bit.ly/x86Droid or
software.intel.com/android