Rumor: N9 to have 1.2Ghz Atom - maemo.org

GameboyRMH | # 1 | 2011-01-20, 15:11 | Report

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/n...restown-power/

I would actually prefer a 1.5Ghz dual-core ARM-based CPU like the TI OMAP4440 or Marvell Armada. The Atom is slower and would be a power guzzler compared to an ARM-based CPU, the only upside would be the ability to run closed-source apps compiled for x86, including running Windows apps on Wine.

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HellFlyer | # 2 | 2011-01-20, 15:17 | Report

Given the fact that in MeeGo repos there are only ARM compiled builds I find it hard to believe that Atom will power a Nokia phone , maybe it will be next year or when Intel produces a tablet platform but for handsets its very unlikely , Atom is not a handset CPU and Intel knows that and my guess is Nokia knows too. If Nokia does something stupid like this it will be the same as with Windows 7 tablets

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sophocha | # 3 | 2011-01-20, 15:22 | Report

dont know what to say.........its a gamble......

damion | # 4 | 2011-01-20, 15:22 | Report

Nokia have released intel compatible handsets before. The 9000 and 9110 Nokia communicators could both be booted to a dos shell and run basic x86 utilities. Also the wine option is quite exciting as long as there is still an X server (I've heard they're thinking of using some different framebuffer display manager), I guess you should still be able to start one. Sounds interesting.

D4rKlar | # 5 | 2011-01-20, 15:27 | Report

Needs more bezel... maybe a bezel in the bezel bezel?

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Sopwith | # 6 | 2011-01-20, 15:28 | Report

LOL, this is pretty misguided and goes against everything I have read on this forum in the last three years. If that really is the case, I'd lose any compassion I have left for Nokia...

ysss | # 7 | 2011-01-20, 15:42 | Report

So... MeeGo on ARM was Nokia's backup plan?

hopla | # 8 | 2011-01-20, 15:43 | Report

Why are you guys so surprised that the first Meego phone will be running on an Intel x86 processor??

Did you honestly think that Intel a chip manufacturer would join hands with Nokia in developing a new mobile Linux distro, only so that Nokia can produce more phones with ARM processors that are produced by other not-Intel chip manufacturers??

Get real... (trying really hard not to be snide here...)

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cfh11 | # 9 | 2011-01-20, 15:47 | Report

Originally Posted by HellFlyer View Post

Given the fact that in MeeGo repos there are only ARM compiled builds

Not true - they have been working on x86 from the start (see Aava Mobile). If true, I would not be surprised as the x86 handset build seems to be a lot further along than the ARM version. I remember Stskeeps saying a while back that for whatever reason they have encountered all kinds of problems that the x86 team has not.

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HellFlyer | # 10 | 2011-01-20, 16:08 | Report

Yeah right I totally forgot about that

well if that's is the case then N900 is really gonna be last and the most mistreated device in Nokia's history