Earlier this week, RapidRepair announced an upcoming repair guide for the iPhone 3GS, and the company has now gotten their hands on the goodies in order to tear it apart. The complete guide can be found here, while a comparison chart can be found here.
If you remember the new Samsung Jet and its 800MHz application processor, it might be good to know that the iPhone 3GS incorporates the same S5PC100 application processor running at 600MHz. Last fall, Samsung announced its new OneDRAM next-gen memory, which promises a significant increase in overall smartphone performance. The Samsung SGH-L870 was the first smartphone to use OneDRAM, and it now seems like the iPhone 3GS might have taken advantage of the technology too. Check out the performance benefits of OneDRAM here, which includes improved data speed experience, 3D graphics and high-definition video processing.
The Samsung S5PC100 application processor found in the iPhone 3GS is powered by a 32-bit ARM Cortex A8 RSIC microprocessor, and boasts a new security layer, multimedia acceleration, and new memory interfaces for a speedier overall experience. In comparison, the Palm Pre is powered by Texas Instrument's OMAP 3430 based on Cortex A8. Both smartphones run at 600 MHz, offers 256MB RAM and offers graphics acceleration courtesy of the PowerVR SGX engine. Gaming developers are already working on taking full advantage of the iPhone 3GS' PowerVR SGX engine by utilizing the iPhone OS 3.0's OpenGL 2.0 support. However, if you're experiencing a difference in overall performance between the Palm Pre and iPhone 3GS in favor of the latter, the OneDRAM solution mentioned above is likely the key reason.
It's also worth noting that ARM recently said that new application processors based on dual-core Cortex A9 will be showing up in cell phones and smartphones next year. We assume that means you could see a Samsung Omnia HD with HDMI output being announced late next year, and eventually perhaps iPhones boasting the same capabilities in the years ahead.
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