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#497
Originally Posted by chenliangchen View Post
- The next most difficult bit is Qualcomm SoC solution, they are soooo expensive. I'm looking for a more cost-effective solution to that at the moment. I'm not targeting at MSM8997 or those flagship chipsets - they add unnecessary cost to the customer and it's a waste of CPU power. I'm looking more towards mid-tier like 625/626 which gives a better balance between power consumption and performance. But even though it's still very expensive to get a decent solution.
I think you can also consider MediaTek to the equation for cheap SoCs. There were at least a few Ubuntu Touch devices with MediaTek SoCs, including the last tablet, which is also libhybris-based.

I have proof of concept unofficial port to Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (Helio X10 or MTK6795), and I suppose there was some effort by Jolla too to get it working with MediaTek, according to IRC. The biggest problem with MediaTek is getting source code, as most Chinese manufacturers won't care to release even GPLed code which is supposed to be released (like Xiaomi for their China-only devices), which you won't have as device manufacturer.
 

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