Palm Pixi processor, chipset specs get detailed at last
By Donald Melanson 
posted Sep 14th 2009 6:29PM
posted Sep 14th 2009 6:29PM
Palm may have divulged most of the details about its new Pixi phone when it got official with it last week (and let us get our hands on it), but it was unfortunately staying mum about a few key specs, including the mystery processor at the heart of the device. Thankfully, Qualcomm has now come out and clarified that situation so Palm doesn't have to, and detailed the complete specs for the MSM7627 chipset that powers the Pixi. The big news there is that the chipset packs two ARM cores on a single chip, including one dedicated 600MHz applications processor, and a separate 400MHz modem processor to offload some of the heavy lifting. Otherwise, the phone is said to pack a 200MHz, OpenGL 2.0-supporting GPU for some decent gaming capabilities, and a 320MHz application DSP to handle multimedia on the device, including full 30 fps WVGA video encoding and decoding. Hit up the link below for the complete rundown.
[Thanks, Fernando]
[Thanks, Fernando]
And how does this compare to what is under the hood of the Pre?
It doesn't support as many cards open at once, and has a smaller screen.
That's about all the difference.
What's the point of putting all that under the hood of a tiny@ss screen?
Actually, the Palm Pre's processor and ram is still superior to the Palm Pixi's processor and ram.
The article misses the most important point:
"Supports both CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A and UMTS HSDPA 7.2Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps, and GSM"
!!! Wake up guys!
Doesn't mean the Palm Pixi is going to be both a Sprint CDMA and GSM world phone. Just means the chipset is designed to be incorporated in CDMA and GSM types. Which means a GSM Pixi is around the corner.