Redferret.net has made an interesting post regarding the Palm Pre and its ability to handle multiple live windows running on screen for each program running in the background.
Redferret contacted T1, the process manufacturer, asking them about the Palms Processor and received some quite impressive info:
The ARM Cortex A8–based OMAP 3 processor (OMAP3430) in the Pre is 3 times faster than the ARM11 core. Which translates into:
The onl other 2 devices that I can find (and know of) that use Cortex A8 core are the Pandora (handheld game console) and the Archos 5.
In comparison the devices using the old ARM11 core which is 3x slower are:
ARM1136J(F)-S Core: Texas Instruments OMAP2420 which is used for Nokia E90, Nokia N93, Nokia N95, Nokia N82
Qualcomm MSM7200 (with integrated ARM926EJ-S Coprocessor@274MHz, used in Eten Glofiish, HTC TyTN II, HTC Nike)
For the ARM1176JZ(F)-S Core: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, Conexant CX2427X, Motorola RIZR Z8, Motorola RIZR Z10
So in theory the Palm Pre should be significantly faster than the likes of the iPhone or any of the Nokias. Obviously the software will also play a significant role in performance.
The one concern is how does this powerful process effect batter life?
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