It is now interesting to observe how new codecs (AV1, VVC) are supported on mobile devices. The iPhone series has supported AV1 decoding since the iPhone 15 Pro, yet Apple has not introduced AV1 encoder support, even with the release of the iPhone 16 Pro. Huawei will be the first to support VVC decoding with its latest Mate series, powered by the HiSilicon Kirin chipset. However, there is no sign of VVC encoding support. The only mobile device currently capable of encoding AV1 is the Microsoft Surface Pro 11, which features the Snapdragon Elite X processor—used in tablets rather than smartphones. Thus, new codecs seem ill-suited for mobile devices. Extending this reasoning to even lighter devices, such as AR glasses,…