How much importance should I place on a dual-core processor?

[Ni Dieu Ni Maitre]

I'm about to get a new phone. I would rather not wait too long to upgrade, but the phone I'm most interested in uses a single-core processor. I'll be signing another ghastly two year contract, presumably, so I'd like to make sure I don't regret my purchase at some point.

In your opinion, what are the odds that not getting a phone with two cores will come back to haunt me sometime in the next two years?

 

[Rhydian]

Signing a 2 year contract when you have doubts is a big "NO" in my mind as 90% of the time you will regret it right from the start.

Mobile technology is moving at rapid speed right now with Nvidia already demonstrating it's quad core tegra 3 (which btw looks amazing).

As you prob know you can always buy out the contract if you want to cancel early or just buy a unlocked phone and replace the sim. I've had to do it a few times and yes it's costly but being a proper hardware freak I can't help it.

 

[apiapi]

In my opinion, app developers will develop more powerful apps making use of the extra power of dual-core devices, making single-core devices laggy to run it. But when these apps will appear and your need for these apps should be considered then.

 

[takeshi]

In your opinion, what are the odds that not getting a phone with two cores will come back to haunt me sometime in the next two years?

Depends on the apps you use and whether or not they stand to benefit from dual cores. I'd say odds are fairly good IMO.

As you prob know you can always buy out the contract if you want to cancel early or just buy a unlocked phone and replace the sim.

Verizon (OP has a Droid X) is CDMA. Still, there are basically the same options for CDMA users minus the SIM card.

 

[MyNamesTooLong]

Why is everyone so obsessed with upgrading to get a new phone? Anyone who wants to stay up to date with phone technology shouldnt sign a 2 year contract considering a phones shelf life is only about a year, and something better is announced every few months. Once its out there will be decent deals on CL etc that wont require a contract.