3GHz NovaThor L8580 CPU to debut on MWC 2013 floors

20 February, 2013
ST-Ericsson is preparing a to showcase the raw power of the quad Cortex A9-packing CPU.

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  • 20 Feb 2013

Anonymous, 20 Feb 2013I could bet that Pentium 4 is still more powerful in some t... moreWould you like to install P4 on smartphone and try to prove yourself right?
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    • 20 Feb 2013

    AnonD-101211, 20 Feb 2013i think a 1ghz single core cpu is enough to be buttersmooth... moreI agree,my 2 year old single core Nexus S clocked at 1ghz runs buttery smooth with 4.1.2...Dual core is the max a cellphone should need..My dual core S2 overclocked @ 1.8ghz is lightning fast to the point my fingers cant even keep up..This quad/octa core nonsense is getting out of control..

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      • 20 Feb 2013

      anonymous , 20 Feb 2013Guyz what about ps4 launch event? Toady is 20th feb and i d... moreFrom time of writing, it starts in a bit under 2 hours time.

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        • m86
        • 20 Feb 2013

        AnonD-87222, 20 Feb 2013Ridiculous. Building a 3ghz chip on a very inefficient arch... moreI could bet that Pentium 4 is still more powerful in some tasks than this Novathor 3ghz ARM.

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          • 20 Feb 2013

          After the octa-core joke i really had confidence that this nonsense will stop... but, i was wrong. Apparently is easier to increase megahertz and RAM instead of inventing and making a good freaquin' phone... I am starting to hate smartphones now. The future as it is presented has nothing for me. Hope Nokia will not play by this crap war...

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            • 20 Feb 2013

            intel are pushing their manufacturing process further.. they will be down to 14nm with Broadwell. It will take a while for ARM to get there...

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              • sws
              • 20 Feb 2013

              x86-class CPU's have not 'evolved', they have stagnated. At this rate our laptops will have ARM CPUs because Intel can't design anything interesting any more.

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                • 20 Feb 2013

                This one is booked for the Nokia 41mp WP \('v')/

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                  • 20 Feb 2013

                  Eventually, the Ghz game will slow down and move further towards efficiency in the way Desktop/Laptop CPU's have evolved.

                  I guess CPU/SoC manufacturers are just having a little fun boasting for the time being.

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                    • 20 Feb 2013

                    me... still Cortex-A9

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                      • 20 Feb 2013

                      i think a 1ghz single core cpu is enough to be buttersmooth,what we want is more ram and 10000mah batteries....and that will be charged in less than 60 seconds,,,:D

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                        • 20 Feb 2013

                        Brilliant!!!

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                          AnonD-87222, 20 Feb 2013Ridiculous. Building a 3ghz chip on a very inefficient arch... moreYou meant Pentium "poor" lol :)

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                            • 20 Feb 2013

                            Ridiculous. Building a 3ghz chip on a very inefficient architecture this is going to drain battery in no time AND provide relatively low performance. This is like Pentium 4.

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                              • 20 Feb 2013

                              Put that behind 5000mAh battery with 4.5" display and I'm sold.

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                                • 20 Feb 2013

                                for what that?!After you will charge your battery 2 times at day...we need a good battery,not ultra pixels,big screens and fake CPU's!

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                                  • 20 Feb 2013

                                  MegaHurtz!!!!!!!!!

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                                    • 20 Feb 2013

                                    No Thanks. I am talking about real android smartphones specially from.. Samsung, Sony & HTC :)

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                                      AnonD-105312, 20 Feb 2013This is too much for phone i think. Better work on battery ... moreI think I got the phone you want when it comes to battery life.. The cloudfone 430x which definitely last up to 3 days (according to them) the only problem is its thick and a little bulky :)

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                                        • 20 Feb 2013

                                        Guyz what about ps4 launch event? Toady is 20th feb and i don't see anything about it :/