45% Of Smartphones To Have Mutli-Core Processors By 2015

• Rob Jackson
• 14 years ago

When it was announced, the LG Optimus 2X became the world’s first official Dual-Core Android Phone and according to research firm Strategy Analytics, 15% of smartphones sold in 2011 will be Dual-Core or better. That’s right… or better. Did you forget that the high-tech heavyweights are always trying to stay ahead of the curve? Keep in mind NVIDIA is already working on Tegra 3 and Tegra 4.

Right now the majority of mobile phone users aren’t even smartphone users, but that’s shifting. And as dumb phone and feature phone users are introduced to smartphones, smartphones are getting even smarter and even more powerful. Maybe only 15% of smartphones this year will be Dual-Core or better, but by 2015 we’ll see that number rise to 45% according to Strategy Analytics.

Who will lead the charge in terms of processor manufacturing? If their research is accurate it could be Samsung, but NVIDIA, Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Marvell, Renesas and Broadcom are identified as big players. Samsung could be their own biggest customer and walk away with a huge advantage in the processor space while NVIDIA and Qualcomm both seem well positioned to power a good percentage of the worldwide Android lineup.

Who do you think will be leading the processor war by 2015, my future-seeing friends?

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