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Android Models - ARMv6 and ARMv7 Devices for Game Development?

I am learning Android Games Development, and I am using Corona SDK for 2D Games Development. The Corona SDK 2011.450 supports ARMv6 Android Devices, while the new version 2011.484 supports ARMv7 Android Devices. Can some one tell me Android Phones (Models) that are based on ARMv6 and those that are of ARMv7.

Example: Some searching showed me that my LG Optimus One is ARM v6

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Muhammad Shahab Avatar asked May 01 '11 06:05

Muhammad Shahab


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Every device which is based on Cortex-A8 is ARM v7 which includes Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Hummingbird and Texas OMAP3. And every device based on Cortex-A9 is also ARM v7. These includes nVidia Tegra 2, Texas OMAP4, Samsung Exynos 4210.

As you can see in the list below, a lot of devices uses these processors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices

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Lasse Espeholt Avatar answered Nov 14 '22 23:11

Lasse Espeholt