When we have not yet had a chance to become fond of the new dual-core processors, Qualcomm joins the forefront and announces that it is already preparing the new quad-core chips. These would be central units with a power of up to 2.5 GHz per core, capable of guaranteeing what some already point to as the future in advanced services for smartphones: integrated 3D imaging functions.
The American manufacturer Texas Instruments has already advanced some of the jewels that its quad-core technology promises, and now Qualcomm joins with a proposal that would be available in commercial terminals since 2012. In other words, even when we have just closed the annual Barcelona mobile fair, we begin to have clues of what could come to us next year.
But exactly why are Qualcomm's new prototypes so attractive ? It is not just for the power. The new generation of processors in the Snapdragon family are very small, which allows concentrating the maximum performance in the smallest space, favoring the current trend of making phones thinner and thinner. This year, remember, the palm has been taken by the Samsung Galaxy S II, which has developed a thickness of only 8.49 millimeters in its most stylized area.
But so much power, will it punish the battery too much? According to Qualcomm, this processor is designed from a type of architecture, Krait, which makes a performance up to twelve times greater than the current generation, registering an effort of the power source that would be 75 percent less compared to to the needs of the technology that we find in the devices that we can use today.
In terms of applications, the possibilities of quad-core chips range from the aforementioned 3D applications in real time, to the possibility of developing FullHD video calls, high definition video games at a fluid image rate or highly advanced multitasking functions. Pure future.
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