Really this can apply to any CPU. Why can’t we just put one of those in a mobile device? It’s small enough. Is it heat and cooling issues? Or something else entirely? If we can put one of those in a mobile device it would be an absolute game changer
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You could put any CPU you wish into a mobile device. But, as you guessed, power is a major issue for mobility.
Firstly desktop CPUs chew up a lot of power. And that power is turned into heat – which is why most modern desktop CPUs have large fans attached – to dissipate the energy into the air.
Even if you put a big fan on the back of a CPU in a mobile device you really don’t want a lot of heat in your pocket. So that puts quite a limit on the power that a phone can dissipate safely.
And we haven’t even talked about the size of a battery required to power a desktop CPU – which would be considerable.
You’re not wrong that desktop CPUs are small. It’s true. But it’s really all down to power supply and heat dissipation.
And cost/price.
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