diff --git a/target/product/core.mk b/target/product/core.mk
index ddeec0b..ef640b8 100644
--- a/target/product/core.mk
+++ b/target/product/core.mk
@@ -14,93 +14,42 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-PRODUCT_BRAND := generic
-PRODUCT_DEVICE := generic
-PRODUCT_NAME := core
+# Base configuration for communication-oriented android devices
+# (phones, tablets, etc.).  If you want a change to apply to ALL
+# devices (including non-phones and non-tablets), modify
+# core_minimal.mk instead.
 
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES := \
     ro.config.notification_sound=OnTheHunt.ogg \
     ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg
 
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-    ApplicationsProvider \
-    BackupRestoreConfirmation \
     BasicDreams \
     Browser \
     Contacts \
     ContactsProvider \
     DefaultContainerService \
-    DownloadProvider \
-    DownloadProviderUi \
-    HTMLViewer \
     Home \
     KeyChain \
-    MediaProvider \
-    PackageInstaller \
     PicoTts \
-    SettingsProvider \
     SharedStorageBackup \
-    Shell \
     TelephonyProvider \
     UserDictionaryProvider \
     VpnDialogs \
     abcc \
-    apache-xml \
     atrace \
-    bouncycastle \
-    bu \
-    cacerts \
-    com.android.location.provider \
-    com.android.location.provider.xml \
-    core \
-    core-junit \
-    dalvikvm \
-    dexdeps \
-    dexdump \
-    dexlist \
-    dexopt \
-    dmtracedump \
-    drmserver \
-    dx \
-    ext \
-    framework-res \
-    hprof-conv \
-    icu.dat \
-    installd \
-    ip \
-    ip-up-vpn \
-    ip6tables \
-    iptables \
-    keystore \
-    keystore.default \
     libandroidfw \
-    libOpenMAXAL \
-    libOpenSLES \
     libaudiopreprocessing \
     libaudioutils \
     libbcc \
-    libcrypto \
-    libdownmix \
-    libdvm \
-    libdrmframework \
-    libdrmframework_jni \
-    libexpat \
-    libfilterfw \
     libfilterpack_imageproc \
     libgabi++ \
-    libicui18n \
-    libicuuc \
-    libjavacore \
     libkeystore \
     libmdnssd \
-    libnativehelper \
     libnfc_ndef \
     libportable \
     libpowermanager \
     libspeexresampler \
-    libsqlite_jni \
-    libssl \
-    libstagefright \
     libstagefright_chromium_http \
     libstagefright_soft_aacdec \
     libstagefright_soft_aacenc \
@@ -115,32 +64,18 @@
     libstagefright_soft_mp3dec \
     libstagefright_soft_mpeg4dec \
     libstagefright_soft_mpeg4enc \
+    libstagefright_soft_rawdec \
     libstagefright_soft_vorbisdec \
     libstagefright_soft_vpxdec \
     libstagefright_soft_vpxenc \
-    libstagefright_soft_rawdec \
     libvariablespeed \
     libwebrtc_audio_preprocessing \
-    libwilhelm \
-    libz \
-    make_ext4fs \
-    mdnsd \
-    requestsync \
-    screencap \
-    sensorservice \
     lint \
-    uiautomator \
+    mdnsd \
+    mms-common \
+    requestsync \
     telephony-common \
-    voip-common \
-    mms-common
-
-# SELinux packages
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-    sepolicy \
-    file_contexts \
-    seapp_contexts \
-    property_contexts \
-    mac_permissions.xml
+    voip-common
 
 # host-only dependencies
 ifeq ($(WITH_HOST_DALVIK),true)
@@ -158,4 +93,4 @@
         dalvik
 endif
 
-$(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/base.mk)
+$(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/core_minimal.mk)
diff --git a/target/product/core_minimal.mk b/target/product/core_minimal.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96a8592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/product/core_minimal.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Base configuration for most consumer android devices.  Do not put
+# things that are specific to communication devices (phones, tables,
+# etc.) here -- for that, use core.mk.
+
+PRODUCT_BRAND := generic
+PRODUCT_DEVICE := generic
+PRODUCT_NAME := core
+
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    ApplicationsProvider \
+    BackupRestoreConfirmation \
+    DownloadProvider \
+    DownloadProviderUi \
+    HTMLViewer \
+    MediaProvider \
+    PackageInstaller \
+    SettingsProvider \
+    Shell \
+    apache-xml \
+    bouncycastle \
+    bu \
+    cacerts \
+    com.android.location.provider \
+    com.android.location.provider.xml \
+    core \
+    core-junit \
+    dalvikvm \
+    dexdeps \
+    dexdump \
+    dexlist \
+    dexopt \
+    dmtracedump \
+    drmserver \
+    dx \
+    ext \
+    framework-res \
+    hprof-conv \
+    icu.dat \
+    installd \
+    ip \
+    ip-up-vpn \
+    ip6tables \
+    iptables \
+    keystore \
+    keystore.default \
+    libOpenMAXAL \
+    libOpenSLES \
+    libcrypto \
+    libdownmix \
+    libdvm \
+    libdrmframework \
+    libdrmframework_jni \
+    libexpat \
+    libfilterfw \
+    libicui18n \
+    libicuuc \
+    libjavacore \
+    libnativehelper \
+    libsqlite_jni \
+    libssl \
+    libwilhelm \
+    libz \
+    make_ext4fs \
+    screencap \
+    sensorservice \
+    uiautomator
+
+$(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/base.mk)