NVIDIA is getting closer to quad-core LTE Tegra chips
One of the only downfalls (to some) of both the HTC EVO 4G LTE on Sprint and the HTC One X on AT&T is that both devices only have dual-core Snapdragon processors, instead of NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3. This is because both of these devices feature LTE compatibility, and the quad-core chipset just didn’t play nicely with LTE.
We’ve known for quite some time that NVIDIA has been hard at work on a solution, and that it eventually plans to release quad-core Tegra chips that are compatible with LTE. And now it looks like we are one step closer to that goal. According to data published by GLBenchmark, HTC has been running benchmarks on an unreleased LTE-compatible device with a quad-core Tegra 3 chip clocked at 1.7GHz. It’s got a 720p HD display, but there’s no indication as to the size. It’s also still running Ice Cream Sandwich, but since this is most likely an internal testing device, it seems likely that it would probably be running Jelly Bean by the time it is released.
The most important question that remains is whether or not HTC is planning to release this mystery device in the near future, or if it will wait until its current lineup has matured a bit. For those of you with an EVO 4G LTE or a One X, are you happy with the processing speed that your device has now, or would you jump at the chance for some quad-core goodness?
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I think it sucks because I just got my EVO LTE and still waiting for LTE and who knows when we will be getting JB. LTE is projected for December to my area (central Jersey). I don’t want to go through a new phone every year. Especially when the phone that I purchased is falling short of its name. I love HTC and Sprint but for me this is there last chance.
i must say im happy with the LTE’s speed.. deff a fast phone.. i normaly overclock my devices just a lil but the lte i dont think i need to.. fast enough!!!! :)
EVO LTE has handled every app I have thrown at it and switching back and forth has been buttery smooth. Not sure just how much better the experience would be with quad core? Better battery life? Speed increases that I wouldn’t notice?
I have only received LTE signal once and it was while I was driving so kinda pointless. I am never really in a hurry to download anything and videos for me have streamed fast enough on 3G. Not sure I would ever switch to a different carrier just for LTE, for me blazing speeds are not a big deal.
Honestly im more than fine.. cause ive had the og evo from the beginning and this phone is way faster.. plus i wont be gaming on my phone anyways because i use it as a PHONE
I love my evo lte and I don’t think an upgrade to quad core would make me switch. What I’m worried about is how long will this evo lte last. I have noticed some weird stuff with my phone lately. I’ll wake up and it’s magically in airplane mode and I feel like sense is crashing more lately. I’ll have to see what the new nexus is in a few months and determine if I should jettison this thing.
Tegra 3’s are giving devs a ton of troubles all the way down to flashing roms. Not to mention that nvidia has not been very welcoming to the dev community. Qualcomm has announced its quad-core processor I’ll wait for that. I dont see much of a use for 1080p on a phone, a tablet yes.
My 2 cents.
quad core processor would be nice for emulation of more advanced systems and gaming but they never seem to get it right but then the phone will probably lack physical controls or something else like htc did by messing up the bluetooth drivers so wireless controller where incompatible with sense based roms…………..but for most people like soccer moms you don’t really need a quad core processor to watch youtube videos of cats and check your facebook every 10 minutes my question is at what point do people say because of lack of a physical keyboard or gaming controls or the size of the screen I’m just going to use my laptop because the phone can only get so big before it becomes impractical to carry in your pocket and it can only become so thin before it’s too fragile to handle phones have already become so big in screen size that me and a lot of people I see carry them around their back pocket especially in the summertime when everybody’s got shorts on and less pockets but there to thin to sit on it’s just something to think about
Wasn’t it called the HTC Zeta?