The Nokia N97 was recently announced to a good deal of fanfare. As the Finnish cellphone giant’s 2009 flagship, the Nokia N97 was expected to be a monster of a smartphone. The feature set reads like a list of what’s what in the mobile space – 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera (with dual LED flash), aGPS, WiFi, 3G data connection, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 32GB of on-board memory are just some of the Nokia N97’s highlights.
Today we’re hearing, in an unconfirmed report, that the Nokia N97 flagship may just be packing the older ARM 11-based processors that are powering Nokia’s current Nseries fleet. The slower, less efficient Texas Instruments ARM 11 processors are reportedly being carried over from devices like the Nokia E71.
The newer TI OMAP 3 processors feature a more efficient power draw and faster core speeds, making them a more attractive choice for a new flagship smartphone. But, instead of making use of the newer chips, Nokia is rumored to be boosting the ARM 11 processor’s clock speed to improve performance on the Nokia N97.
If true, Nokia’s decision to use the slower ARM 11 processors could disappoint those Nokia-holics expecting to use their Nokia N97’s big touchscreen and computer-like feature-set as an MID or Netbook replacement.
[Via: Slashgear]