Netflix Compatibility on Android devices

Many Android tablet owners are interested in playing Netflix movies on their devices but unfortunately not every tablet will be compatible with Netlfix. There have been numerous forum discussions about whether tablet like WM8650 are capable of playing Netflix videos using a firmware upgrade or some software "hack". The answer is usually no for a simple reason that the tablet chipset specifications are not compatible with Netflix system requirements. Your tablet specifications must have at LEAST:

• 1.0 - 1.2 GHz processor
• 512 MB RAM
• Android 2.2, 2.3, 3.x, and 4.x devices

Below is a list of chipset models that are compatible with Netflix, so the next time you are shopping for a tablet you can refer back to this blog to know check for its compatibility. This is not a complete list but you will find many popular ones on here.

Chipset Model	Cores	Clock Mhz
Apple A4	Single	1-0.8 Ghz
Apple A5	Dual	1 Ghz
NVIDIA Tegra 250 (Tegra 2)	Dual	1 Ghz
NVIDIA Tegra 250 3D (Tegra 2 3D)	Dual	1.2 Ghz
NVIDIA Tegra 3	Quad	1.5 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM 8255T	Single	1.4 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM 8655T	Single	1.4 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 QSD 8250A	Single	1.3 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 QSD 8650A	Single	1.3 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ 8060	Dual	1.2 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8260	Dual	1.5-1.2 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8260	Dual	1.5-1.2 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8260A	Dual	1.7-1.5 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8270	Dual	1.7-1.5 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8660	Dual	1.5-1.2 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM 8960	Dual	1.7-1.5 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ 8064	Quad	2.5 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8230	Dual	1.2-1.0 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8930	Quad	1.2-1.0 Ghz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8974	Quad	2.5-2.0 Ghz
Rockchip 29xx	Single	1.2 Ghz
Samsung Exynos 4210	Dual	1.2 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 3630	Single	1.2-0.6 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 4430	Dual	1 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 4460	Dual	1.5 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 4470	Dual	1.8 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 5430	Dual	2 Ghz
Texas Instruments OMAP 5432	Dual	2 Ghz

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