Dazzling Dual Core Mobile Devices

...High-performance, new-generation smart phones and tablets will enter the market in 2011...

The next generation of smart phones and tablets will be powered by dual core processing units (each one running at 1 GHz). This will enable multitasking services and allow multiple apps to run at the same time. When optimized for dual core, existing apps will perform faster.

Supporting higher resolution screens, and appealing to consumer interest in HD video, the devices will capture and playback 1080p. An HDMI port can pipe and mirror the video to a larger screen and Wi-Fi Direct, the standard for device-to-device Wi-Fi connectivity without a network, can enable the device to stream HD video to other, larger screens.

The new devices, some with dual graphics processing cores will allow for impressive graphics-intensive games and, riding the consumer wave for 3D viewing experience, many will support complex 3D rendering engines for more realistic gaming. When combined with an auto-stereoscopic display, the viewer will have a complete 3D experience without the need for special glasses.

The new generation of smart phones and tablets will influence other product categories and markets. As they come to market, the current generation of Androids and iPhones will become less expensive and available to a new base of consumers.

High-performance smart phones and tablets are being positioned to become a new market segment.

3D-enabled smartphones will account for almost half (45 per cent) of all 3D-enabled mobile device shipments by 2012 according to research firm InStat.

Consumers may have to wait 6-12 months for some existing apps to be optimized for these devices and for compelling new apps to appear.