Step aside Tegra 2, there’s a new challenger headed your way — introducing the TI OMAP4400. This dual-core Cortex-A9 processor runs at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz and promises to raise the bar for smartphone and tablet performance, up to 200 percent. Are you ready for the next generation of mobile processors?
It’s easy to get caught up in the spec wars currently underway in the mobile processor segment. NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 has been dominating the headlines, but today Texas Instruments (TI) has come to stake its claim with the OMAP4440. A dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 processor is TIs answer for the Tegra 2 and judging by the claimed performance, we’d have to agree.
Compared to the current generation OMAP4430 it plans to replace, the OMAP4440 offers a 1.25x increase in graphics performance, 30 percent decrease in web page load times and a 2x increase in 1080P video playback. Paired with a PWERVR 3D graphics engine, the potential for the new processor is tremendous and honestly we can’t wait until we see the chip shipping in handsets.
The real question with these next-generation processor, the OMAP4440 and Tegra 2, is whether or not they’ll be able to deliver sufficient battery life. Speed and battery life are always in a constant power struggle. We’ve already seen the current generation of Snapdragon processors take their tole on battery life so we’d be remised to say we weren’t worried.
With just over three weeks until we head off to Las Vegas for CES, we can’t help but wonder if we’ll see any devices (tablets or mobile phones) powered by the OMAP4440. The press release does not list a release date or out any devices, but it does mention that “devices will ship next year”. We’ll keep our fingers crossed, the OMAP4440 is sure to be a show stopper.
Coming Soon | TI
