08-07-2019, 10:24 AM
It is true that the RK3399 SoC has a hard limit at 4GB RAM.
As of right now, there isn't an obvious option for a new SoC that supports more. The RK3588 is the first thing to come to mind, but it is still several months out from even being available. Keep in mind whatever chip is used needs to be rather cheap, have a manufacturer willing to put out public datasheets, and be able to be supported by mainline Linux (Snapdragon chips fit none of these, for example).
As of right now, there isn't an obvious option for a new SoC that supports more. The RK3588 is the first thing to come to mind, but it is still several months out from even being available. Keep in mind whatever chip is used needs to be rather cheap, have a manufacturer willing to put out public datasheets, and be able to be supported by mainline Linux (Snapdragon chips fit none of these, for example).
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