Nvidia looks to set the pace for the processor performance wars with their introduction of Tegra 4. In years past handset makers have favored Nvidia offering because of it constant trend setting introductions. Tegra 3 dominated in the processor space during the first half of 2012, with the introduction of Tegra 4 there is no doubt in my mind this processor will be the one handset makers choose at least in the first half of the year.
Diving into the processor! Four major components of Tegra 4: 5 core CPU, 72 core GPU, improved HDR photo production and a new adoption of 28nm size processing die. Tegra 4 maintains the same four core + 1 set up, having four high performance cores and one companion core for low power processing. One of the eye opening features of the Tegra 4 processor is the 72-core graphics unit. Side note: Games launching this year should just be absolutely STUNNING! The architecture has also now been shrunk down to 28nm with this shrinkage Tegra 4 should be much more power efficient than that of last year's Tegra 3.
Drawback! Tegra 4 does not include integrated LTE, the world is marching forward, 4G/LTE is the future of cellular data. Having no integrated LTE leaves wide room for Nvidia's competitors to one up them on their current offering. This also presents the problem of less efficiency in the battery department. Hopefully Nvidia update this before the year is out.
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