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Re:ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale by EddieRingle on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @11:41AM (#15125026)
> It relies on a lot of sensors to get it right, not just raw CPU power and a nice camera.

The Android CDD maintains requirements for sensor accuracy and performance: https://source.android.com/compatibility/android-cdd#7_3_sen...

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Re:ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale by richardwhiuk on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @12:09PM (#15125253)
It does, yes, but the CDD standards are much worse than a 2015/2016 iPhone, or a recent Google Nexus phone.

e.g. lots of Android phones basically can't hit low latency audio targets that iOS has been able to hit essentially since launch.

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Re:ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale by Fej on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:36PM (#15141506)
iOS has had a ton of effort put into its audio stack - it was an iPod replacement as well as a phone. Remember when the app was still called iPod?

iPod users wouldn't have taken the iPhone as seriously if Apple hadn't put in the work to make audio a first-class citizen. Android doesn't have that pedigree/baggage so it's never been as important.

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