ARM's next-generation 'Mali-Cetus' display processor is tailor-made for VR

It's a rare occasion for an Android user on the lookout for a new phone to pay much, if any attention to a device's GPU. And that is because, unlike on a laptop or desktop PC, a smartphone's display unit is firmly tied to its chipset – or in other words, a Snapdragon 835 will have pretty much the same raw graphics capabilities, regardless of which device it's put into.

As a consequence, the mobile GPU scene is pretty much devoid of hype – well, most of the time, anyway. Now is an exception to this rule, as ARM recently announced its latest ...