Virgin Mobile Awe

[yottabit]

Thought maybe you could help me figure this out.

Virgin Mobile added a new $99 phone (currently $85 on sale) and I thought it was going to be a pretty good value

I swear when I first looked at the specs on this phone it was listed as a 1.2 Ghz DUAL CORE processor, but now they list the specs as just "1.2 Ghz Processor" Obviously not nearly as good of a value if it's single core.

Looking at the manufacturer's spec page they don't say anything about single/dual core, however they do list the CPU as a "MSM8630 1.2 GHz"
http://www.zteusa.com/phones/virginmobile-awe.html

Looking this up online seems to indicate it's a dual core chip:
http://system-on-a-chip.findthedata.org/l/270/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-400-MSM8630

However when I asked one of VM's chat representatives enough times they told me it was a single core phone (although I don't believe 100% of everything those reps say)

So just trying to clarify, is it possible they have one core disabled or it's a one core version of that SoC? Obviously there's not a lot of reviews for these bottom of the barrel phones

EDIT: I just checked and found a bunch of previews citing a dual core CPU as well. Is it possible it truly is a dual core and they are just not advertising that anymore?

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=20464
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Virg...d-5-Inch-LTE-Enabled-ZTE-Supreme-382552.shtml

 

[OBLAMA2009]

vm isnt a deal since you cant get decent data 99% of places

 

[Pardus]

vm isnt a deal since you cant get decent data 99% of places

Agreed. VM sucks for me. 75% of the time, I get one bar. GPS signal drops out all over the place, takes forever to update. I'm going to ATT GoPhone asap.

 

[Raduque]

GPS has nothing to do with the carrier.

 

[quikah]

If you are deadset on VM and want to stay budget I would go for the Optimus F3 so you can get LTE (assuming you have LTE in your area or willing to wait for it). VM/Sprint 3G is pretty bad.

 

[yottabit]

I'm really just trying to figure out if this specific phone is a single core or dual core, not debate VM as a service

 

[Necrolezbeast]

I'm really just trying to figure out if this specific phone is a single core or dual core, not debate VM as a service

Google is you friend...http://system-on-a-chip.findthedata.org/l/270/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-400-MSM8630

 

[quikah]

I'm really just trying to figure out if this specific phone is a single core or dual core, not debate VM as a service

Even if it is dual core, it is worth the extra $60 for the Optimus F3 to get LTE and a bigger battery.

 

[yottabit]

Google is you friend...http://system-on-a-chip.findthedata.org/l/270/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-400-MSM8630

I linked that page in my original post

What I'm confused about is that VM Chat Reps and the specs on VM's site are saying it's a single core phone

I'm wondering if it's possible it actually is a single core version of that SoC or with one core disabled. Please read my original post