Dual Core Snapdragon

[Heron]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4243/dual-core-snapdragon-gpu-performance-1-5-ghz-msm8660-adreno-220-benchmarks/3

Looks fine...one has to question why there is a need for phones that can play Quake III, but I guess I can't complain all that much.

[JaguarXKR-S]

Who doesn't want to play quake 3 is the better question.

[Heron]

On desktops, even laptops, sure. On a phone?

[apt.pupil]

well there is also other applications for having a fast processor on a phone. However the dual core snapdragon was bound to happen sooner rather than later

[Heron]

I could do with the added for multitasking, true. But I kinda wish we weren't physically hampered by the power requirements. Even smart engineering cannot hide the fact that our battery life needs a breakthrough somewhere.

[apt.pupil]

that is too true, maybe they ought to continue work on the more efficient batteries, not larger capacity. the larger capacity , the more brick like the battery is

[Heron]

And the worst part is, the battery is the heaviest single component of the phone. We kinda reached a limit for that, and we are still juicing stuff up. So either processors have to go super-efficient with all the smart engineering, or the OS must be coded well, or we need new tech for battery.

[apt.pupil]

new tech. Sony Ericsson had an idea with their green phones: self charging in the sun