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0 pointsAnssiH7y ago0 comments

The x86-on-ARM emulation has already been in production for a while, has it not?

The various Snapdragon 835 powered Windows laptops use it AFAIK.

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SyneRyder7y ago· 2 in thread

Yep, it's already shipping on the Qualcomm HP Envy x2. Performance of x86-on-ARM seems to be mixed/disappointing so far, but the bigger catch seems to be that it doesn't support x64 yet:

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/154821/hp-envy-x...

mehrdadn7y ago

Any idea if it's going to come to phones by any chance? I initially thought they meant phones, but after a while they seemed to say they meant laptops.

Also, regarding x64, I believe it was due to patent issues, not because they somehow thought x86 is enough for anybody.

Erlich_Bachman7y ago

Limbo emulator has existed for a while and you can use it to run x86 (x64?) Windows, for example, on a normal android phone. (It is slow, of course.) https://limboemulator.weebly.com/

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