RK2818 / TCC8902 Showdown – RAmos W9 & SmartQ T7
Well, it’s not really the showdown of the ages, but PCPOP have done a short comparison piece on these two, mostly focusing on physical characteristics, but there is some performance related information in there too. One of the highlights is the dissection of both devices revealing their “where the magic happens” processors. The RAmos W9, as you’ve no doubt heard by now, carries the Rockchip RK2818 and runs on Android 2.1. It has 256MB DDR2, double the 128MB SDRAM we saw with Rk2808, and looks to be a solid performer, though not blazing fast. It can also do up to 720p video. The SmartQ T7 runs on the Telechips TCC8902 processor… great for HD video, but Android implementation on SmartQ has yet to be fully realised I suspect… and it probably never will be. It also runs on Android 2.2. More comparison points of interest, as well as images after the break.
Size comparison above. The SmartQ T7 is a 7-inch 4:3 device with a resolution of 800×600. The RAmos W9 is a 7-inch widescreen device with a 800×480 resolution. As you can see, the SmartQ appears to be a little larger, a little squarer and significantly less good looking.
Here we see the chip that powers the SmartQ T7 – the Telechips TCC8902, a 1080p capable chip. This is where the proverbial magic happens – HD magic, perhaps.
And here is the chip that powers the RAmos W9, on its characteristic small PCB. The RK2818 sits square in the middle of the image.
Head to toe.
Last look.
via pcpop
