The HTC Zeta is the newest of the quad core smartphones out there.
Notice how there’s still a strip of dedicated Android keys around the lower of the device? That’s something that’s no longer needed with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Also, the spec sheet, 2.5 GHz is the maximum clock speed the APQ8064 can reach, don’t you agree that it’ll be clocked a bit more slower when accomodated in a smartphone to conserve battery? The press release announcing the APQ8064 doesn’t even mention the word “smartphone” once; Qualcomm say it’s for “Next Generation Tablets and Computing Devices”. Our friends at SemiAccurate, who ve seen the next generation of Qualcomm processors, are also stating that as a result of the newly designed Krait core, a dual core solution can simply outperform a quad core ARM Cortex A9 configuration, i.e. the Tegra 3. So why release a quad core smartphone? Just to make nerds foam that came from the mouth?
HTC’s design language is frankly beginning to get a bit stale. Ever since the Nexus One shipped in early 2010, every single piece of their devices since then have been nothing more than slight derivatives. The upcoming HTC Zeta however, it completely destroys the mold. Images of the device purported to be the HTC Zeta were sent towards the folks at Engadget, together with a spec sheet, and it simply redefines such a luxury smartphone really should be. Inside there’s supposedly a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064, 1 GB of RAM, 4.5 inch 720p resolution screen, 8 megapixel camera wich also captures 1080p video, makes big bet a body that weighs 146 grams and measures 109.8 mm x 60.9 mm x 9.8mm. And merely focus on the bezel surrounding the screen, it’s stupid thin. The only thing on your mind, will be the Zeta a true device or perhaps a concept?
Though 2011 was what happen in of dual-core, 2012 will bring quad-core processors to smartphones. Nvidia’s Tegra 3 processor will likely be five times faster when compared to the dual-core Tegra 2, which debuted this year. Qualcomm, meanwhile, is arranging launch quad-core Snapdragon CPUs with accelerates to 2.5GHz, keeping quad-core Adreno graphics processors for gaming.Near-Field Communication Takes OffUsing an NFC-equipped phone to be charged.Near-field communication is the technology that helps you to wave a phone facing a payment kiosk rather then a credit card. For making that happen, phone makers and wireless carriers have to put NFC capabilities in their smartphones, credit card issuers require handle the transactions, and retailers must install kiosks that accept the payments. Next year, everything may finally fall under place.Google Wallet had a start around the pay-by-phone front right now, but it will have lots of competition in 2012.
Since we heard of the HTC Edge last month here http://www.quadcoresmartphones.com/?p=4