Qualcomm working on a 1.5GHz Snapdragon CPU

It feels like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset is everywhere at CES this year. HP has been showing off a prototype device based on the platform. Lenovo is showing the Skylight smartbook and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid with Snapdragon. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

The 1GHz chip can handle HD video playback, supports GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G, and features always-connected capabilities so that you can receive incoming emails, IMs, and other messages on a device even while you’re in standby mode. In other words, it brings a lot of the features you’d expect from a smartphone to a smartbook.

But Qualcomm isn’t stopping with the current generation. Hexus reports that a 1.3GHz version is in the works, as is a dual core 1.5GHz version that supports 1080p HD video playback.

Like the current generation Snapdragon chipset, the new version will be available for use in phones, tablets, and smartbooks.

via SlashGear


Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010, 1:12 am by Brad
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    Glad Qualcomm is bringing out the faster parts. I keep reading reviews that say the current chip is servicable, but not overly fast. Hopefully the newer/faster parts will be available before smartbooks are manufactured in huge numbers
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    Brad, I can tell you one thing for sure, I am not the only one who has postponed plans to buy a N280 or N450 Netbook in anticipation to buy the Smartbook soon.

    Countless of my friends have also postponed plans to buy a netbook.

    Intel is going to get a shock of their lives when they see Snapdragon picking up pace rapidly.

    This is what I have beens stressing all this while, people use their netbooks as a secondary device and merely to surf the net. Everyone has a primary PC or notebook at home that can handle heavy duty stuff.

    Thus, the smartbook now is the ideal tool. Half the weight of a traditional netbook and yet can handle all the Internet stuff. And it can handle 720p well too. But lets face it, people watch 720p or 1080p movies either on their Bluray players or their primary PCs at home.

    Most people, just download the 350MB torrent (for TVs) or the 700MB torrent (for movies) and happily play them on their netbooks. Nobody really bothers whether their netbook or Smartbook can play HD or not.

    But in the case of the Smartbook, its a double bonus as it can play 720p movies well.

    And seriously, no oe bothers to play 1080p files on their PCs. The files are way too big and no one in their right mind would waste their time downloading them.

    With all the above in mind, it can be seen that the traditional N280/N450 netbook will suffer big time. Very big time.
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