Will the Nexus S have the dual core Orion?

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I can totally see it. Would account for the thicker design, and we know Samsung has been hard at work on the thing.

And now I'm not alone

Nexus S - First Samsung Orion Smartphone?

Yeah, things might be very darn interesting!

 

[c0c0nutsp0rt]

I hope so but I doubt it. The rumored Nexus 2/S or Samsung Elite looks like a finished product. I don't see a dualcore cpu with quadcore gpu phone coming until summer of 2011 or later.

Here is a better article and pics. They had it running on a big motherboard. Looks like it's not ready for phone size application.

Samsung Orion dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip spotted in the wild -- Engadget


I would buy it the day it come out though!

 

[wonsae]

Here's a fun read about it:

Rumor: The first Nexus S was scrapped, new dual-core version already in testing – Android and Me

 

[thebizz]

Don't see it coming now but i'm holding on to this upgrade next year is going to be great

 

[JoseN305]

Im glad i waited a few more months.

 

[uberspeed]

If the rumored hardware is true it looks like a beast. That said the design looks bland, battery life will be a concern and with Samsung's track record of updates I'd be wary of it unless it's Google handling the OS directly.

 

[uberspeed]

Looking into Samsung Orion - Samsung's implementation of ARM Cortex A9 - Smartphone Benchmarks Forum

Samsung's Orion is the 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 we've all been waiting for -- Engadget

 

[c0c0nutsp0rt]

unless it's Google handling the OS directly.

Nexus...

 

[uberspeed]

Nexus...

Yes the Nexus moniker implies vanilla Android and OS updates by Google but this is all still vaporware until I can actually buy it with specs confirmed. I hope this time ATT subsidizes it, to boot.

 

[FORDOC]

Yup looks like Androidandme is reporting that the next generation Galaxy is in fact dual-core. Don't know if this is the Next-generation Nexus.

Another trusted source confirms dual-core Samsung phone – Android and Me

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Yup looks like Androidandme is reporting that the next generation Galaxy is in fact dual-core. Don't know if this is the Next-generation Nexus.

Another trusted source confirms dual-core Samsung phone ? Android and Me

Eldar's tweet mentions he's using the i9100. The FCC, and everything leaked so far has the Nexus S pegged as the i9020. I think Eldar has the Elite -- that crazy fast phone from sammy scheduled for next year.

Hope I'm wrong. If it's dual core, and Android now supports dual core CPUs, I'm buying it even though it's a Samsung -- sight unseen.

 

[Preach2k]

Dual-Core processor for Samsung Nexus S is confirmed by a tweet - Phone Arena

 

[JoseN305]

When are we suppose to hear more about this phone? January?

 

[frozencloud]

Im guessing we wont be seeing this Samsung Elite in local stores till mid summer next year. As of now, NEXUS S!!!!...(with some sort of case to cover that "not so pretty" back)

I wonder if the elite will have an updated version of touchwiz or vanilla?

 

[Sophos]

I am praying for vanilla android. How great would it be if Google handled the software as with the N1?

~ Sophos

 

[thebizz]

if it comes out bring a vzw version and i will buy it dont care. but im not switching to tmo for it

 

[Smokexz]

I don't think this will have it... if it does, that would be awesome. I just want Samsung to confirm this bad boy already, I really was about to run out of options, not a lot of good GSM devices here in the states... most of it goes to CDMA.

 

[frozencloud]

I don't think this will have it... if it does, that would be awesome. I just want Samsung to confirm this bad boy already, I really was about to run out of options, not a lot of good GSM devices here in the states... most of it goes to CDMA.

Im stuck on AT&T...so my options are even smaller. Hopefully there will be another Nexus S with AT&T band like the n1.

 

[heikkih]

I'll be really surprised if the Nexus S isn't the GT-i9020 and thus a single-core Hummingbird.

Anything saying something else is just an amalgamation of rumours and mostly based on one hit-harvesting-blog-post from Android And Me.

The GT-i9100 is undoubtedly an Orion phone, but I'll guess we won't see it publicly until CES and then with a release-date at feb '11 at the earliest.

However, if my calculated guess is wrong and the Nexus S == i9100, I'll be the first in the line for one

 

[heikkih]

Wow. Colour me impressed by Samsung's development-speed. Will we see a pre-CES announcement/release for the Nexus S just like for the Nexus One last january?