So now that we have most of the details for what we can expect this holiday season its time to look into 2012. Although we've seen some new hardware that's about to hit the market, the omap 4460 for example, we've only gotten a taste of possible 'next gen' hardware.
I guess first we need to define what would make new hardware fall into the category of being 'next gen'. To me it's going to be smaller more energy efficient chip sets. Powerful dual core chips are today's norm, throw in some lte and a large high resolution screen and you have the basis for a high profile phone. So what's next?
To me I want to see a phone that has a dual or quad core 28nm chipset with LTE on board paired with a low power, high performing multi-core gpu. Is that too much to ask too soon? I know someones going to tell me that current chips are powerful enough, but they're just not efficient.
Apple made a choice to not launch the iPhone 4 with a high clock speed and without LTE, not because they don't need it, because the 45nm chips are just not efficient enough for it. Word on the street is that apple is in full swing developing a quad core 28nm chip that will most likely have LTE onboard. We may not see this chip any time soon, but I agree with their thought process.
So my questions for you guys are:
Do you think we will see 28nm chips in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see LTE on chip in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see quad core CPUs in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see dual core+ GPUs in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
If no to any of the above, then when?
And a side question, do you think the 32nm Exynos will be competitive for long if it does not support LTE on chip?
Sent from my Motorola Xoom.
I guess first we need to define what would make new hardware fall into the category of being 'next gen'. To me it's going to be smaller more energy efficient chip sets. Powerful dual core chips are today's norm, throw in some lte and a large high resolution screen and you have the basis for a high profile phone. So what's next?
To me I want to see a phone that has a dual or quad core 28nm chipset with LTE on board paired with a low power, high performing multi-core gpu. Is that too much to ask too soon? I know someones going to tell me that current chips are powerful enough, but they're just not efficient.
Apple made a choice to not launch the iPhone 4 with a high clock speed and without LTE, not because they don't need it, because the 45nm chips are just not efficient enough for it. Word on the street is that apple is in full swing developing a quad core 28nm chip that will most likely have LTE onboard. We may not see this chip any time soon, but I agree with their thought process.
So my questions for you guys are:
Do you think we will see 28nm chips in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see LTE on chip in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see quad core CPUs in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
Do you think we will see dual core+ GPUs in phones by the end of Q1 2012?
If no to any of the above, then when?
And a side question, do you think the 32nm Exynos will be competitive for long if it does not support LTE on chip?
Sent from my Motorola Xoom.
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