Samsung announce 1GHz ARM CORTEX-A8 Hummingbird CPU

27 July, 2009
Samsung and Intrinsity jointly announced the fastest ARM Cortex-A8 processor architecture. Using 45 nm low-power, low-leakage process technology the processor codenamed Hummingbird...

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  • vijayakumar
  • vwr
  • 28 Jul 2009

Normally peoples are liking new technologies like hi speed devices,this will beat up all

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    • pandameong
    • wrc
    • 28 Jul 2009

    I hope this will be "plant" inside the OMNIA 2
    that will be very nice indeed
    ^^

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      • David
      • M8T
      • 28 Jul 2009

      What would iPhone and iPod be without Samsung. The CPU processor, the flash memory chips both "DDR DRAM and RAND", primary SOC, audio decoder chip. That is the whole brains of the operation. Samsung should add Apple as one of their divisions, haha.

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        • Anonymous
        • nWK
        • 28 Jul 2009

        Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009now i know why don't have samsung snapdragon phone. they ar... moreBut Samsung will bring up a Tegra phone.

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          • Anonymous
          • ibh
          • 28 Jul 2009

          now i know why don't have samsung snapdragon phone. they are making and using their own chips.

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            • BOND
            • nWK
            • 28 Jul 2009

            razec, 28 Jul 2009Seems like i mixed my facts up and became a little exagerat... moreTo correct U, a feature of TI OMAP3430 in Omnia HD is
            IVA™ 2+ (Image Video Audio) accelerator enables multi-standard (MPEG4, WMV9, RealVideo, H263, H264) encode/decode at D1 (720x480 pixels) 30 fps.
            It´a question of the imagesensor or the Software if limited.

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              • BOND
              • nWK
              • 28 Jul 2009

              Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009It is actually clocked at 600MHZ. Your probably thinking of... moreOmnia HD is powered by TI OMAP 3430 @ 600 MHz
              Iphone 3GS by Samsung S5PC100 @600 MHz, but with PowerVR SGX 535, which is 2x powerfull than the PowerVR SGX 530 in the Omnia HD.
              This might be a benefit in 3D gaming but in generell use they should be comparable, both are Corex A8

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                • Anonymous
                • P%n
                • 28 Jul 2009

                Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009It is actually clocked at 600MHZ. Your probably thinking of... moreWell, derr...

                ...I've only said it about six times and it still hasn't sunk in, btw Apple probably use more of them than Samsung does.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • iib
                  • 28 Jul 2009

                  Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009The iPhone 3GS is using Samsung's fastest processor which h... moreIt is actually clocked at 600MHZ. Your probably thinking of the OMNIA HD with is running at 800MHZ using the same chipset

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                    • Eagleseye
                    • M@T
                    • 28 Jul 2009

                    namez bond, 28 Jul 2009at least they don't sell products tht looks the EXACT same ... morePeople likes iPhone not only for its hardware config but also for its superb softwares, which are found in iPhone store & runs only in Mac os(mobile). But what about others? Most of them using slow Symbian. Mobile windows are not as good as Mac os. Not by appearance nor by performance. Most of the people dont understand those critical config. They only know which one is easy to use & meet their purpose...Thats the reason why so many people likes iPhone.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • P%n
                      • 28 Jul 2009

                      Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009sadly to say, currently samsung fastest processor is 800mhz... moreThe iPhone 3GS is using Samsung's fastest processor which has a maximum clock speed of 833MHz.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • TIE
                        • 28 Jul 2009

                        Anonymous, 28 Jul 20092 times 600 is 1200, even then the iPhone 3GS is using an 8... moresadly to say, currently samsung fastest processor is 800mhz and not 600mhz that apple is using. refer to Omnia 2 and Samsung Jet. apparently samsung still reserve some priority for its own devision. Just like LED Tv, samsung isnt selling its Led Proceesing chips to any competitor at the moment.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • P%n
                          • 28 Jul 2009

                          namez bond, 28 Jul 2009i didn see u losers doin all these math ur doin rite now we... moreThere are other differences such as double the RAM, the increased efficiency that comes from the ARM 8 compared to the older ARM 11 which also contribute to the 3GS being "twice as fast" as the 3G.

                          I guess you are just too slow to grasp that.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • P%n
                            • 28 Jul 2009

                            Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009They said ALMOST as Twice... this doenst mean is it x2. u c... moreMORE than twice as fast as Nokia's flagship N97

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                              • Anonymous
                              • B@t
                              • 28 Jul 2009

                              Anonymous, 28 Jul 20092 times 600 is 1200, even then the iPhone 3GS is using an 8... moreThey said ALMOST as Twice... this doenst mean is it x2. u can read right?

                              A L M O S T

                              read it again now...

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                                • namez bond
                                • jRt
                                • 28 Jul 2009

                                Anonymous, 28 Jul 2009Actually the compass is used for GPS and will be used in th... moreat least they don't sell products tht looks the EXACT same wth a bit more cpu speed, a compass and OH not to forget, u CAN capture videos now! :D n omg!u can use tht compass as a GPS! who needs a gps anywayz rite? juz park ur car, take a picture n thn let ur iphone guide u...throw ur GPS in the trunk coz it juz shows u where to go the whole time, wats the point of tht huh? so stupid, we shud use our iphone wen we're lost in downtown to find the nearest chinese restaurant! :D
                                gosh i was so stupid. thnx for the tip buddy! :)

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                                  • namez bond
                                  • jRt
                                  • 28 Jul 2009

                                  Anonymous, 28 Jul 20092 times 600 is 1200, even then the iPhone 3GS is using an 8... morei didn see u losers doin all these math ur doin rite now wen they announced 3GS is twice as fast as 3G...its not the exact mathematical result tht u come up wth, its an approximate u fool...n the same applies to iphone 3G & 3GS, BUT still u fools go n line up at the stores...where were ur "math" n ur senses wen u bought ur own iphone huh?...didn u think for once tht payin bout $100-150 or wateva the amount for smthin tht juz a bit faster n has a compass is juz stupid?...n wen capturin video is like soo 90s?so thn now y prove urselves to b biased wth ur own logics? :)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • P%n
                                    • 28 Jul 2009

                                    namez bond, 28 Jul 2009funny how these iphone fans r commentin on ths segment n st... moreActually the compass is used for GPS and will be used in the augmented reality Apps which will be released with the 3.01 update, what this will do is overlay information over video input from the camera in real time, letting you hold your phone up in a street and tell you what's there and distances to various things.

                                    Better than anything boring, old Symbian can come up with.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • P%n
                                      • 28 Jul 2009

                                      namez bond, 28 Jul 2009funny how these iphone fans r commentin on ths segment n st... more2 times 600 is 1200, even then the iPhone 3GS is using an 833 that's Samsung's current fastest that's clocked to 600..

                                      It would read better if the Article said "More than twice as fast as Nokia's current flagship" or "almost twice as fast as the Omnia HD".

                                      Dunno why they mentioned the iPhone at all really.

                                      Maybe they are getting it ready for an iPod Touch, they are usually refreshed in September.

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                                        • namez bond
                                        • jRt
                                        • 28 Jul 2009

                                        funny how these iphone fans r commentin on ths segment n still managin to make a point, as if it makes any sense...
                                        wen the 3GS came out they ran to the store to get tht 1 EVN tho the only difference was the speed(why did they make the 3G slow thn?) and the digital compass(which u need if ur lost in the jungle)...BUT now wen samsung comes out wth a chip thts twice as fast as the 3GS OR 4 times the speed as 3G, they hate speed all of a sudden lol.
                                        don run behind a brand like a donkey...think n use ur money wisely ova smthin thts worth it! not on smthin tht juz a bit faster thn the previous 1 JUST coz its from ur beloved brand! n stop complainin/whinnin wen sm other brand brings out smthin betta! period.