Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A smartphone integrating two CPUs (Atom + ARM)

Fujitsu gave a press conference last May 26 during which he showed his F-07C, a smartphone integrates an ARM processor from Texas Instrument OMAP which turns NTT Docomo iMode, the OS of the largest Japanese operator, Atom and Moorestown processor capable of supporting an installation of Windows 7 32 bit.

The phone is featured on the site of the operator as the smallest Windows PC 7 in the world. NTT DoCoMo had already made an announcement two weeks ago, but the Computex is an opportunity to show to the international press. The F-07C has a screen of 4 "SVGA resolution of 600 x 1024, a battery life of 370 minutes talk time 3G, 5 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 1 GB LPDDR400, a No Wi-Fi module and 32 GB eMMC used by the user that Windows 7 would have an endurance of two hours.

Moorestown Atom processor is normally clocked at 1.20 GHz, but according to specifications published by NTT Docomo it does not exceed the 600 MHz, probably because the energy demands would be exorbitant. Fujitsu has also included a USB port and offers an HDMI adapter. The whole weighs approximately 220 grams.

Akihabara News A video, shot during the Japanese launch two weeks ago and seen below, shows that switching from iMobile, which is an operating system built on Symbian, the way Windows 7 may be on the fly. It is possible to transfer data from one system to another using an SD memory card.

When the phone receives a call, it automatically switches to mobile, which can be confusing when working on a document in Windows 7. The battery life is low, as the screen resolution. Atom 600 MHz to run Windows 7 is far from optimal and it will be difficult to turn the simplest applications.

In short, we are not sure that it is now possible to combine a smartphone and a computer in a pragmatic tool.

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