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	GeneralAntilles	2008-10-06 , 20:57
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Originally Posted by vkv.raju

What are the noteworthy differences between an OMAP2 and an OMAP3? What does opening up OMAP3 means? What would it mean to the developers for Maemo5? And finally, as an end user, how different (pleasant?) will be the experience using a future NIT (N900) with an OMAP3?

These questions have largely been answered elsewhere, so some searching around will turn up information.

OMAP2420 vs OMAP3430

A 600MHz Cortex A8 is about equivalent to a >1GHz ARM11. So, clock for clock, Cortex A8 is about 2-3x faster than ARM11.

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