June 16th, 2009
Mobile megahertz madness heats up
The competition is heating up in the market for smartphones and other mobile devices. Literally. As competitors try to leap-frog each other in performance we’re seeing a repeat of the desktop computer’s Megahertz arms race, only this time the palm of your hand. You might want to put on some oven mitts.
The story so far:
- January 2007: Apple introduced the iPhone and iPhone touch, running a Samsung ARM11 processor at 412MHz.
- September 2008: Apple bumped the speed of the iPod Touch to 532MHz.
- September 2008: T-Mobile announced the G1 (also known as the HTC Dream), running an Qualcomm ARM11 processor at 528 MHz. The HTC Magic uses the same processor.
- January 2009: Palm announced the Pre, which features a TI ARM Cortex A8 processor at 600MHz.
- June 2009: Apple struck back with the iPhone 3G S, running a Samsung ARM Cortex A8 processor at 600MHz.
- June 2009: Samsung announced the Jet, which it claims is the “fastest full touch handset on the market today”. It is clocked at 800MHz, and is probably based on the Samsung ARM Cortex A8.
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Ed Burnette is a professional developer and author of several articles and books about computing including Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform, 2nd Edition. For disclosure of Ed's industry affiliations, click here or to view his full profile click here.
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