What phone apps do you guys forsee requiring dual core processors? iOS or Android

[Oyeve]

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[zerocool84]

Which apps will REQUIRE it? None, for quite a long time.

Nothing requires it, it's the OS that is dependent on it to manage the cores effectively. Dual core only helps us in our ever growing mobile world and I'm happy it's here.

 

[gorcorps]

Nothing requires it, it's the OS that is dependent on it to manage the cores effectively. Dual core only helps us in our ever growing mobile world and I'm happy it's here.

I'm just answering the op.

 

[BenSkywalker]

Nothing requires it

Another game, RiptideGP, that *requires* dual core-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lcf9hhQzCg

Runs incredibly smooth on my phone.

 

[tonygeor]

Its like the PC era all over again. When PCs went dual core it was super smooth multi-tasking. Same now for smartphones.

 

[Bryf50]

Another game, RiptideGP, that *requires* dual core-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lcf9hhQzCg

Runs incredibly smooth on my phone.

That's not dual-core only, it's Tegra 2 only ie Nvidia wrote them a check to make a game for only their SOC.

 

[Sureshot324]

Basically all current single core smart phones use an ARM Cortex A8 based cpu, and all dual core phones use a Cortex A9 based CPU, including Tegra 2 phones.

The A9 is ARM's next gen CPU and is better than the A8 in more ways than being dual core. While it may not be worth upgrading if you already have a Cortex A8 phone, if you're buying a new phone anyway I don't see why you'd buy one with old hardware.

 

[zerocool84]

Basically all current single core smart phones use an ARM Cortex A8 based cpu, and all dual core phones use a Cortex A9 based CPU, including Tegra 2 phones.

The A9 is ARM's next gen CPU and is better than the A8 in more ways than being dual core. While it may not be worth upgrading if you already have a Cortex A8 phone, if you're buying a new phone anyway I don't see why you'd buy one with old hardware.

Well a phone like the Nexus S is a good phone still because you are guaranteed to get updates before everyone. I wouldn't buy it but I can see why someone might want it. Me personally I'm just waiting for the Evo 3D.

 

[Sureshot324]

Well a phone like the Nexus S is a good phone still because you are guaranteed to get updates before everyone. I wouldn't buy it but I can see why someone might want it. Me personally I'm just waiting for the Evo 3D.

I'm waiting until Rogers gets any dual core phone so I can do a hardware upgrade. Bell's had the Atrix for months and Rogers still has nothing. Right now I have a Galaxy Spica with an ancient ARM 11 chip and it suuuucks. I can't even play Angry Birds on it.

 

[stlc8tr]

Basically all current single core smart phones use an ARM Cortex A8 based cpu, and all dual core phones use a Cortex A9 based CPU, including Tegra 2 phones.

The A9 is ARM's next gen CPU and is better than the A8 in more ways than being dual core. While it may not be worth upgrading if you already have a Cortex A8 phone, if you're buying a new phone anyway I don't see why you'd buy one with old hardware.

AFAIK, the Snapdragon is still A8, or at least more similar to A8 than A9.