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Neither Android Nor IOS: DIY Smartphone Runs On ESP32!
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cm0002
lemmings.world
cm0002@lemmings.world
Joined: 2025-10-18
Posted:   Subject: Neither Android Nor IOS: DIY Smartphone Runs On ESP32! Quote

Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/neither-android-nor-ios-diy-smartphone-runs-on-esp32/
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Zwuzelmaus
feddit.org
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-12-14
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Neither Android Nor IOS: DIY Smartphone Runs On ESP32! Quote Reply

But with an ESP32-S3 for a brain, that’s probably going to provide plenty of bandwidth

How do they compare? Are typical smartphone CPUs weaker or stronger than the ESP?
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Colonel Panic
programming.dev

xtools@programming.dev
Joined: 2024-11-24
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Neither Android Nor IOS: DIY Smartphone Runs On ESP32! Quote Reply
Zwuzelmaus wrote:
But with an ESP32-S3 for a brain, that’s probably going to provide plenty of bandwidth How do they compare? Are typical smartphone CPUs weaker or stronger than the ESP?

The S3 is a dual core with 240MHz, which is amazing for a microcontroller, but next to nothing compared to a phone. though people managed to run Win95 on it
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