I am excited about it. I need a phone and simply can't wait indefinitely. There will always be another, better phone about to drop "about 4 months out."
I'm not so sure dual core is that great. Check out engadget's review of the optimus.
I'm not so sure dual core is that great. Check out engadget's review of the optimus.
If you've waited since nov you should have pick up any if the current droids/galaxy/HTC devices.
Quite frankly dual core 2011 or bust IMO.
That looks more software related. They said LG's custom software sucked and was buggy and not ready for prime-time.
Once you get past those well executed headline features, however, there's a certain scarcity of real utility to be had from this dual-core chip. The trouble is that smartphones haven't really lacked for processing firepower in a good long while. What applications do you run on your mobile that can choke a 1GHz CPU, whether it be a Snapdragon, Hummingbird or an A4? There aren't many, right? And there are even fewer that have such a demanding overhead while running in the background -- which happens to be NVIDIA's big selling point for Tegra 2, that it allows you to multitask without ever getting bogged down. The chart below illustrates this well, but it also provides your absolute best case scenario -- you'll need to be engaged in a CPU-intensive process while decoding music in the background, another CPU job, and downloading / installing applications. As soon as you back off, say by switching off the background music and allowing your foreground process to have all the processing power (and thereby complete its task more quickly), the benefits of having a dual-core machine will become far less tangible.
The conclusion therefore is that, yes, multitasking maniacs will find their mobile lives accelerated by having that second core, but the rest of the world might very well shrug its shoulders and ask "is that it?" Like a city dweller owning a supercar, the Tegra 2 buyer will have to be wary of the fact that his hardware will far exceed his daily needs and will only show its true, brilliant colors on rare occasions and under just the right circumstances.
I know you weren't quoting me, but I have waited a lot longer than Nov. I am still using a Nokia N97 and was going to get an Incredible when the new phones were announced. I then waited for those. I am not waiting even longer. I couldn't care less about dual core, since my phone is at least 3 years old now. Besides, I am on ATT now and can't stand it and need to switch.
Err...why didn't you just get the Incredible?
Bitching about smartphone specs is purely a paper drill. The Evo hardware is still plenty fast. Maybe it's because mine is rooted and running Fresh ROM, but it doesn't get slow. Really, it doesn't. Dual core is a waste at this point. The next drastic improvement on Android is GPU acceleration of the UI. Until that happens, you're not going to see anything too impressive in terms of performance increases. And no, running benchmarks doesn't count.
Not to mention, the Thunderbolt should have the Snapdragon w/ the die shrink.
Happened a few months ago with the release of Gingerbread.
Has it happened on a phone yet? I assume the Nexus S, but what else has been updated (or ships with) 2.3 as of now?
I can't wait to see it on the Evo.
I already answered that. At that point the TB and some other phones were known to be coming out "4 months from now, " and the general consensus was to wait for them. The thought process was that if you didn't already have one or a Droid X you should hold out for one of those or the Iphone (since the specs weren't announced yet.) At this point I don't want the Iphone 4, and don't really want to wait until the Iphone 5 is announced. I wasn't about to buy the Incredible when a month later two new phones were coming out....the Iphone and the TB. Now they are coming out, I am not waiting another 4 months. I will get the TB on a 1 yr plan, and when that ends I won't have very long to wait to upgrade.
Happened a few months ago with the release of Gingerbread.