The 2.5GHz, dual-core Arm 9 set to decimate all competitors.

  • September 2, 2010 10:31 am

Intel may think they have a fighting chance in the smartphone world, but with ARM and their upcoming A9 chip, it’s more apparent than ever that Intel doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell.

How can I say that? Take a look at the A9′s preliminary specs:

  • 2.0GHz with “voltage overdrive” (read: Intel Turbo Boost-esque tech) can push A9 to 2.5GHz, with possible maximum at 2.8GHz.
  • Oh yeah, the biggie — It’s dual-core.

The A9 chips are built upon a 28-nm process, meaning they’re tiny. With that tiny size comes a pretty hefty power savings. Though admittingly, tossing in an extra core and playing around with voltages will nullify a fair chunk of the claimed battery saving abilities.

For now, there’s not even a slight hint of when we could see these in mass produced phones. But I’ll do my part and take a stab at it: 2 years. Your turn…

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