When I got into smart phones I didn't care as much about what chip powered my phone, I only looked at the raw numbers. It seems that in this race though, raw numbers aren't as important as they are in desktop cpus.
I own a Nexus One and absolutely love it, although I do wish I could claim to have a faster cpu/gpu combo like listed in this article, it is no slouch and has been a great phone since I got it a year ago. Because of that I have found it hard to justify an upgrade, even to some great phones like the G2 or the Nexus S, because they don't feel like real upgrades, just small improvements.
I won't upgrade unless there is a Nexus based Tegra 2 or similar dual core based phone released. The only exceptions would be, if my phone died and I needed to replace it, or a nice Tegra 2/3 phone came out that was similarly hacker friendly like the Nexus.
We live in interesting times, and it seems that things are going to get even faster on our phones/tablets. I can't wait to see 2-5 years out.
I agree with you, but the N1 is starting to feel a little dated. It still runs great, but in a few more months, it will be at best a low-mid range phone.
I want a Tegra 2 device really badly. I've been tempted to get the Atrix, but I want to be able to install CyanogenMOD on my phone. Waiting to see the bootloader results. Hopefully it's not as bad as previous Motorola devices... If it is, I guess I wait. But I'm not holding my breath for a developer phone with a Tegra 2 anytime soon.
I own a Nexus One and absolutely love it, although I do wish I could claim to have a faster cpu/gpu combo like listed in this article, it is no slouch and has been a great phone since I got it a year ago. Because of that I have found it hard to justify an upgrade, even to some great phones like the G2 or the Nexus S, because they don't feel like real upgrades, just small improvements.
I won't upgrade unless there is a Nexus based Tegra 2 or similar dual core based phone released. The only exceptions would be, if my phone died and I needed to replace it, or a nice Tegra 2/3 phone came out that was similarly hacker friendly like the Nexus.
We live in interesting times, and it seems that things are going to get even faster on our phones/tablets. I can't wait to see 2-5 years out.