darkazure

@Failbait

"I'm not sure why everyone is so narrowminded on interpreting specs. Not only is my 1ghz snapdragon never a bottleneck (aside for
freaks who game on phones)."

I think you just proved your narrow-mindedness while telling everyone else that they are narrow-minded, impressive. :-) As johnvillar said, They are convergence device now, not just cell phones. Gaming is becoming a big thing whether you like it or not. Have you not noticed Apple and their gaming push, Windows phone 7 Xbox Live integration, and Android's possible PSPhone? Yes, There are a lot of "freaks" that game on phones now..... Who is narrow-minded again?

Anyway, my point was just that while it is nice to have a higher clock speed on the CPU, I think it would also help if Qualcomm worked on the Adreno Driver support and advancing the GPU all together. CPU clockspeeds alone do not always help gaming and create smooth shnazzy UIs. Its a combination of the CPU and GPU, and when one is severely limited, the overall system is limited.

@Pickaxe Finally someone that gets it. the Adreno GPU is crap. And you are only as strong as your weakest link.

Anyway, I'm glad Qualcomm keeps pushing for a faster CPU. It makes the other vendors with better GPUs (PowerVR) push even more. However, until HTC starts using the other chipsets we are stuck with the Adreno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFPtV8I2BRQ&feature=player_embedded

Nexus one : Snapdragon (adreno 200)
Droidx: TI Omap (PowerVR SGX530)
Captivate: Hummingbird (PowerVR 540)

Faster CPU /= always mean winner.

@ceteras If it limits your entire phone to 30fps then no, it doesn't need to be on there.

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/07/htc-hdmi-port-to-blame-for-evos-30fps-cap/

@Bearpowers Fast CPU /= Fast GPU. Perhaps if there was a powerVR 540 GPU (or better) on this baby..... yum.. But right now you're limited to basically better AI (CPU power) and lack luster graphics (Adreno GPU).

@Someguyperson I wish they would spend some more time Advancing the GPU on the Snapdragons, not the CPU. With the Qualcomm line we are going to end up running into a bottleneck. You are only as strong as your weakest link, and that is the Adreno GPU.

Just because this thing can crunch numbers faster doesn't mean the thing can display good graphics/textures/lighting. Qualcomms adreno gpu has been fairly lackluster and plauged with horrible drivers. I'd be more interested in a new hummingbird processor with a powervr gpu.

We'll see. If this thing only shows up on one carrier, and it's the only phone like it, I think it will have a hard time gaining traction in the sea of android phones. It has potential though, and I'm loving the competition. But really... snap dragon? The Andreno GPU sucks. Go with the latest humming bird CPU and the newest Power VR GPU

Holy Crap it's Richard Hart. We only need Henry Tenenbaum and the "Answer Guys" and we can bring back Next Step and Beyond 2000 ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj7k_dM7puk

Make the bottom of the drone a reflective surface (mirror). Then you can actually use them to reflect the laser on another target. heh ;-)

@spartandre217 Exactly. I'm thinking HTC should be trying to work with samsung and get some hummingbird processors instead of dealing with Qualcom, because if this is indeed a Dual Core processor, it's pretty lack luster, and so is it's "new" GPU.