Chipsets and RAM
Chipsets are a crucial to a device’s capabilities and user experience. Whether a graphical processor unit (GPU), bluetooth, geographic positioning (GPS), RAM, SIM card, the chipset can expand the capabilities of the device dramatically.
WURFL detects smartphone, tablets, and other device in real time, and can feed chipset capability information to apps or web services. This can help qualify (or exclude) devices that can run the web services.
Chipsets, GPU, Bluetooth, NFC, and RAM WURFL Device Capabilities
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chipsetReturns the name of the chipset that powers the device.
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chipset_manufacturerReturns the name of the chipset manufacturer.
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gpu_modelThe exact model name of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) that the device uses. Eg. Adreno 308.
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gpu_familyThe product family that the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) belongs to. For example, Mali, PowerVR or Adreno.
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wifi_classThe latest generation of Wi-Fi technology that is supported by the device.
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multi_simThe number of SIM cards supported by the device.
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max_cpu_speedThe maximum CPU/processor frequency/clock speed. Units are GHz.
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cpu_coresThe number of cores in the CPU/processor. For example the Snapdragon 845 has 8 cores.
Chipset Topics
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GPU
Smartphone GPU Market ShareGPUs improve the performance in the rendering of videos, games, and other graphics. Learn more about GPU market share.
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NFC
NFC Has Come a Long WayThe Mobile Overview Report (MOVR) analyzes the growth of NFC on smartphones.
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SIM Card
Top Dual Sim SmartphonesSubscriber Identity Module (SIM) is a card that is inserted into almost every mobile phone. It identifies you and participates in the authentication process with GSM mobile networks. WURFL can return the multi-SIM capabilities of the device.
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JavaScript
Identify iPhones with WURFL.jsWURFL.js detects iPhone, iPad, and all other mobile device models. With a single JavaScript snippet, customers can collect detailed device analytics, add them to Google Analytics, and optimize website behavior and advertisements in real-time.