Exploring Android consoles
A small piece of adapter connected to a television and a controller device to control the adapter, together are called a console set. Android is a cheap, low-budget operating system, which can be used on any mobile hardware platform with ease.
One of the first Android-based consoles is OUYA (image source: http://cdn2.pu.nl/media/misc/ouya_wall_ins.jpg):
These consoles are called microconsoles. A few years ago, the specification of such consoles was the following:
- Model: OUYA
- Processor: ARM Cortex A9
- Speed: 1.7 GHz quadcore
- System chip: NVIDIA Tegra 3
- Flash memory: 8 GB
- RAM: 1 GB DDR3
- Display: HD (720p) or Full HD (1080p)
- Graphics processor: NVIDIA GeForce ULP GPU
- Android version: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LAN
Now let's have a look at the modern age Android console specification:
- Model: NVIDIA Shield
- Processor: ARM Cortex A57 + A53 (64 bit)
- Speed: 1.9 GHz quadcore + 1000 MHz quadcore
- System chip: NVIDIA Tegra X1
- Flash memory: 500 GB HDD
- RAM: 3...