im trying to find any info on it now. i think i want the LG but it needs to be dual core, otherwise i might as well just get the thunderboltWait a second: What are the specs for the Revolution? Surely it has a Tegra 2, or is VZW screwing consumers with an inferior chipset?
im trying to find any info on it now. i think i want the LG but it needs to be dual core, otherwise i might as well just get the thunderbolt
I have a question. For those of you who are considering or are for sure holding out for dual core, what can you possibly do with the phone that you need that much processing power for? Or is it that you just want a phone that is more future-proof with all these dual cores being announced? Seriously, I'm curious. If it's the latter I can understand I mean most of us are going to be signing a 1 or 2 year contract, you'd hope/expect a high end phone like this to stay relevant for a long while after launch.
However, dual core isn't make or break for me. Unless dual core significantly improves performance in the OS and a lot of apps start supporting it, or battery life dramatically increases over our current processors, I don't really see it as a necessity right now for a Froyo/Gingerbread phone, maybe out on the horizon if Honeycomb ever comes to phones, but not right now.
Let me make this clear, I'm not denying progress because I don't see any practical need for it, dual core is great and it would have been awesome in the ThunderBolt, but I think we aren't completely ready for it yet, or at least I haven't seen anything that would make me think otherwise. Even without dual core I'm still going to get this phone, and for an extra $70 over two-year contract price you can get a one-year contract and I'm willing to wait until December-ish to see where we're at then with dual core. Everything else about his phone is exactly what I'm looking for, and the processor is more than adequate for today's standards.
The MSM8655 is actually a really good processor, a major improvement to the GPU over the 1st gen MSM8650 (HTC Incredible). Just check youtube for videos of gaming/benchmarks on the Desire HD (MSM8255 ~same processor).
The only practical things I can think of that would make a dual core processor a necessity right now would be 1080p video recording/playback, and maybe hardcore gaming (psx emulators etc.), there might be other things we'll be missing out on, but I can't really think of anything else at the moment...
Because:
Tegra 2 Flash and PSX performance DESTROYS all other chipsets (two apps that show true chipset power), including the newer 1.2ghz in the Droid Global. BTW, it destroys other devices and has GREAT battery life.
People rationalizing the non-advantage for dual cores are respectfully incorrect.
So has the madness subsided?
Yes. You got anything good for us? So we heard march as the first LTE device. You think it could be earlier or is that set in stone? You have info on HTC devices, what about any other device (LG, Sammy, Moto)?
So has the madness subsided?
That sounds like a good game plan for me as well. Of course I could be dead by then and not have to bother.I am still getting one. I have always liked the EVO. All the reviews so far are positive and no one is making a big deal about the tegra 2, except in here. HTC makes better phones IMHO and will get on a 1 yr contract and start the whole process over 10 months from then.
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