Allwinner R58 Octa-core Processor Targets 2-in-1 Android Laptops

Allwinner R-series processor family, such as Allwinner R8, is supposed to target “IoT applications”, but IoT must have recently taken a whole new meaning as the latest Allwinner R58 octa-core processor targets 2-in-1 laptops running Android. Allwinner website however lists R58 as an high-end IoT platform for virtual reality and robotics.
Allwinner R58 specifications:

CPU – Octa-Core Cortex-A7 CPU up to 2.0 GHz
GPU – PowerVR SGX544 GPU @ 600 MHz with support for OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1, OpenCL 1.1, DX 9_3
Memory
- 32-bit DDR3/DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR2
- SLC/MLC/TLC/EF NAND with 64-bit ECC
- eMMC V4.5
Video
- 1080p@60fps video playback
- multi-format video playback, including H.264, MPEG1/2, MPEG4 SP/ASP GMC, H.263 including Sorenson Spark, WMV9/VC-1, JPEG/MJPEG, etc
- H.264 1080p@60fps or 720p@120fps video capture
Display
- LVDS up to 1366×768@60fps or RGB LCD up to 2048×1536@60fps
- 4-lane MIPI DSI up to 1920×1200@60fps
- HDMI up to 1080p@60fps, HDCP V1.2 supported
- Dual display supported with LCD up to 720p@60fps and HDMI up to 720p@60fps
Camera
- 5MP parallel CMOS sensor
- 8MP MIPI CSI controller
- 8MP ISP
Peripherals
- USB Host, USB Dual-Role (host/device), HSIC
- Ethernet MAC
- 2x SPI, 4x TWI, 6x UART, RSB
- 3x SD/MMC
- 2x I2S/PCM
- CIR, LRADC
Package – FCBGA 345; 14mm x 14mm size

Eva Wu, Allwinner marketing manager, explains that Allwinner R58 is similar to Allwinner A83T, which I tested in a Foxconn tablet, but alledgedly with higher frequencies for the CPU and GPU. However, Allwinner A83T was also clocked at 2.0GHz in the tablet I tested. Go figure… Anyway, you should not expect amazing performance from that processor (Antutu probably around 30,000), but it should still be usable.

The operating system appears to be a customized version of Android called “Double OS”, and optimized for work to make it “perfectly compatible with office” and with some “adaptation of the keyboard and mouse”. Further improvements are also scheduled for Q3 2015 such as multi-window and Google Work support. A 64-bit version of the processor, (Allwinner R88) will be launched on Q4 2015 supporting either Double OS 3.0 or Windows 10.

Charbax is a Computex 2015, and he filmed the Android laptop in action, and got a few more details about the solution.

Via armdevices.net

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.