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The bar for processors has been raised yet again by Qualcomm, who have today announced the MSM8260 (for HSPA+ phones) and MSM8660 (for EVDO Rev. B phones), both dual-core processors clocking in at 1.2 GHz. Contained inside are integrated low-power GPS, Open GLES 2.0 for 3D graphics, 1080p video encoding and decoding, and support for displays up to 1280 x 800. Another chip in the same class, the WSD8672, is running even faster 1.5 GHz.
The Snapdragon family now numbers three generations of chipsets, but it will likely still take time for manufacturers to get their mitts on these new processors (which are currently only floating around as samples), and get phones that use them out onto the market. 1 GHz processors are slowly becoming the norm for high-end smartphones, enabling some great gaming opportunities, and squeezing as much power out of limited battery technology. It’ll be nice to see how drastic an improvement these two chips are over the old Snapdragons, and even if it isn’t a huge leap, by processor speed alone it’s a solid incremental gain.
[via Qualcomm]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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