You're right that 99% of smartphone consumers don't care about 'ML performance', but they do care about autocomplete being good and fast. Or photos doing object detection to create stickers for messages.
If you're able to offload these 'everyday' tasks to a lower power chip, you also extend battery life. Something they care about :)
If you're able to offload these 'everyday' tasks to a lower power chip, you also extend battery life. Something they care about :)