RichardN900 | # 511 | 2013-09-20, 15:02 | Report

Also, i would love a dual core, even a small one@600/800MHz should make a huge difference, maybe even use less battery.
That's something for what i would definitely pay...

joerg_rw | # 512 | 2013-09-20, 15:30 | Report

DM3730, see post#1

RichardN900 | # 513 | 2013-09-21, 01:41 | Report

Yes, it is a single core.

foobar | # 514 | 2013-09-21, 08:20 | Report

Wow, this project is much more than what I would have expected when coming back to TMO after a while of absence. Just incredible. Count me in for at least one device. I already voted.

I'm sure you've got that covered, but please make the internal clock's buffer battery a cap or at least user-replaceable.

Anyway, keep up the great work!

qwazix | # 515 | 2013-09-22, 21:05 | Report

Idea for the NOKIA logo on the battery cover: mill it down so that you've got a recessed rectangle and stick one of those gel-coated stickers in it.

Alecsandru | # 516 | 2013-09-22, 21:27 | Report

How dm3730 at 1Ghz performs compared with n900's cpu overclocked al 1Ghz .
1Ghz vs 1 Ghz leaving the ram out.
This is a good question.

RichardN900 | # 517 | 2013-09-22, 21:37 | Report

Definitely will be less likely to cook itself up.

Anyway, i think a dual core@600 could have more punch.

Alecsandru | # 518 | 2013-09-22, 21:50 | Report

Better a faster core than 2 slow ones.
We'll buy only the board?
How about sim slot?
The same?
Hawe you picked the final hawdware?
Lte ,emmc , card slot ,fm ?

joerg_rw | # 519 | 2013-09-23, 01:16 | Report

Yes. And DM3730 has definitely faster RAM interface and needs faster RAM than OMAP3530 in N900. I will try to get bogomips from some linux system booting on GTA04@1GHz. Or you ask aunt google, there must be ~2.3 zillion reports and tests out there answering that question.

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index....election_Guide :
also: http://www.ti.com/product/dm3730

DSP: 520MHz vs 800MHz


POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator (OMAP3530 Device Only)
Tile Based Architecture delivering 10 MPoly/sec
vs
POWER SGX™ Graphics Accelerator (DM3730 only)
Tile Based Acrchitecture Delivering up to 20 MPoly/sec
H.264-MP/HP

And please don't turn this thread into a discussion about processors (multicore, other architectures, whatever). The DM3730 is FIXED, we won't consider using a different chip. Thanks for keeping noise about multicore and whatnot out of this thread. About all the other questions in post above: they are basically all answered in post#1 - we stay compatible to N900, feature wise and mech-spec wise. Also see GTA04 specs and manual.

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RichardN900 | # 520 | 2013-09-23, 01:46 | Report

Better make two things at a time, than one having to wait for the other.

The difference between single vs. dual cores in cellphones is notable.