Qualcomm talks new dual-core Snapdragon with 5x performance

18 November, 2010
Qualcomm, the company behind Snapdragon, teased its successor - the MSM8960 has two cores, five times the performance, better graphics and a multi-mode 3G and 4G modem. They also have a couple of...

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  • 19 Nov 2010

deep space bar, 19 Nov 2010the GPU in the N8 is actually a new model then the iphone 4 XDThe iphone4 has the best GPU.Cored with the A4 Supership
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when held properly without a bummer case

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    • deep space bar
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    • 19 Nov 2010

    Alui, 19 Nov 2010I'm not sure N8 has that GPU. And BTW the GPU supports 720p... morethe GPU in the N8 is actually a new model then the iphone 4 XD

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      • Am9
      • 19 Nov 2010

      xeon, 18 Nov 2010You say N8 doesnt support OpenGl ES 2.0 ? Here is the of... moreI'm not sure N8 has that GPU. And BTW the GPU supports 720p at 30 fps as well as OpenGL 2.0. This does not mean that said features are implemented by N8.

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        • 19 Nov 2010

        iphoned4u, 19 Nov 2010I think Apple's new A4 chip will blow this away when we wan... moreyou know why your picking up signal cause your using WiFi XD where not stupid

        no one is falling for the hey where blind let pic up an apple product without checking the reviews firs..people anymore

        apple's FAD is over

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          • Anonymous
          • yp3
          • 19 Nov 2010

          idea superb. let's wait for there home coming..
          well if this keeps up lyk there saying we might even have i3 i5 i7 cores in our mobiles upto 2012-2014 :D

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            • vah
            • 19 Nov 2010

            Wow, quite the claims they're making. Very interested to see how they've managed to squeeze more power out of less energy - again - and hope we'll see these chips in mobile devices soon!

            Also, does this mean we'll be seeing new competition for the next console CPUs? Maybe even a third competitor in the desktop/notebook CPU space? If it's good enough for netbooks ...

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              • 19 Nov 2010

              iphoned4u, 19 Nov 2010I think Apple's new A4 chip will blow this away when we wan... moresorry i have to say this =P

              apple will tell u wen and wat u want...

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                • 19 Nov 2010

                I think Apple's new A4 chip will blow this away when we want the iphone5.

                -Posted from my iphone4 held correctly to prove any signal talk is lies
                when held properly without a bummer case

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                  • djscope
                  • vC@
                  • 19 Nov 2010

                  heres a good analogy..

                  Why buy a car which has all the new age electrics with traction control, abs, ac, bd player, ipod input, a 2000w sound system and screen on every seat with a built in ps3.. BUT,.. It has a broken engine and no wheels and u cant fix it... No think about it

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                    • djscope
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                    • 19 Nov 2010

                    ROLF

                    now u r the kind of ppl im talking about..

                    If u read my post again, ull notice that i never once mentioned the n8s camera. And to the other dimwit, i said all other things are extras.. It doesnt mean that a phone shouldnt have it... Its good that we have extras but a MOBILE PHONE should NOT be built based on EXTRAS.. The extras should be built around the main aspects of a phone.. IPhone4 for example has great features but came out with an antenna flaw, so really defeating the purpose of calling it a working phone

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                      • 19 Nov 2010

                      djscope, 19 Nov 2010i dont understand the utter stupidity of some ppl... If ... moreSo if a mobile phone is ONLY a phone, then I should also carry an MP3 player for music, a camera for photos, a laptop for messaging and internet, and a PSP for games? No thank you! Welcome to 2010 dude.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • jAG
                        • 19 Nov 2010

                        djscope, 19 Nov 2010i dont understand the utter stupidity of some ppl... If ... moreWow, first you call people stupid because they want to be able to have the option of playing games comparable to that of a psp on their mobile phone saying that if they want to play games they should just get a PSP because a mobile is a "mobile" and should be basically used for keeping in contact. Then you go and praise the N8 because it has a good camera? How about this, if you want a camera go get a camera and keep your "mobile" for just keeping in contact. If you wanted a camera go and purchase a point and shoot camera so you won't "waste" your battery life using that xenon flash every time you want to take a night photograph or record video. You sir, are the epitome of hypocrisy.

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                          • 19 Nov 2010

                          djscope, 19 Nov 2010i dont understand the utter stupidity of some ppl... If ... morewhy do you think i got one XD i love my N8 man everything is equal throught the phone

                          an da firmware update will be coming as of the 10th of december which is in 3 weeks or so

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                            • 19 Nov 2010

                            i dont understand the utter stupidity of some ppl...

                            If u want intense gaming buy a psp... A phone is a MOBILE phone, key word MOBILE. And the most important thing is battery life and communicating with people... Other things are gimmicks and extras, simple as that...

                            If the dual cores bring better sound quality and internet speeds without compensating with battery life, then we all win...

                            And if u compare all phone with battery life than ull see that the N8 is the best device around dats on par with all the rest

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                              • 19 Nov 2010

                              Anonymous, 19 Nov 2010what the hell are you saying quarter resolution?? 360x640 q... more you fail cause you don't know jack crap

                              nHD, used by Nokia 5800, Nokia 5530, Nokia X6, Nokia N97, Nokia N8 [2] 640 × 360 16:9 1.778 230,400

                              HD movies are all shot in widescreen meaning they have the ratio of 16:9 which is HD formate for viewing

                              the fact that the human eye can only see a few ppi therefore not needing the super dense screen resolution and also saving battery life,having big icons and being able to resize the font for better viewing ......I REST MY CASE

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                                • EarlZ
                                • t7F
                                • 19 Nov 2010

                                75% lower power compared to what??? their single core 1Ghz ?? if thats remotely true its impressive.. I doubt about the GPU power.. at best It will just topple over PS2 but no where near PS3 or 360 even if it renders only at 800x480.. impossible.

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                                  • vaN
                                  • 19 Nov 2010

                                  [deleted post]what the hell are you saying quarter resolution?? 360x640 quarter resolution of 1080?! hahaha! noob learn to compute

                                  and 360x640 isnt even HD ready

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 3Wa
                                    • 19 Nov 2010

                                    one word springs to mind...... Heatsink

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                                      • 19 Nov 2010

                                      Still waiting for tegra to grace itself,,its on v2 now i hear but still no sign of it yet thats all that was talked about,,tegra will save the day..I wil believe it when i se it in my smartfone until then its fresh air to me,,TOO many promises and so much hype and junk..

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4Ax
                                        • 18 Nov 2010

                                        Haha , and newly released Nokia N8 still runs on Arm11 600mhz with it's pathetic 4 year old broadcom gpu

                                        RIP Nokia!!!
                                        May u forever be dead in anyone's eyes!!