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They used to, but they weren't very good.

Lol ... If they don't manage to make a decent one ... they're done.

That being said I would love an "not so good " x86 smartphone with usb video out and desktop mode.

But clearly that ain't going to happen... all the ARM shit must be sold .

The reason for a lack of “not so good” x86 smartphone chips isn’t some desire to sell “all the ARM shit”. Device manufacturers have to pay to license the ARM instruction set, if there was a viable alternative they would be using it.

The issue is power consumption. Look at the battery life difference between the Intel and Apple Silicon ARM MacBooks. Look at the battery life difference between an x86 and ARM Windows laptop. x86 chips run too hot and need too much power to be viable in a smartphone.

What purpose would an x86 smartphone serve anyway? Also bro you gotta chill on the ellipses.

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