Qualcomm to Launch 1.3GHz & 1.5GHz Snapdragon Chips in 2010

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While in 2009 we were more than thrilled to discover a new smartphone capable of offering processor speeds of up to 1GHz, this year things are about to change. And it’s still Qualcomm that brings innovation to the mobile chip business. The company will launch better Snapdragon chips this year and I can’t wait to see what cell phone manufacturers will start employing them.

Two new Snapdragon versions are scheduled to arrive in 2010 and they will clock at 1.3GHz and 1.5GHz. We have no idea what smartphones will actually use those new processors but don’t expect them to arrive too soon.

In January a 45nm of Snapdragon, the 8X50A running at 1.3GHz will find its way to manufacturers. The first handsets using it will be launched by the end of the year. The 8X72 is what we will really be waiting for. It’s a dual Snapdragon processor and both Scorpion cores will clock at 1.5GHz.

According to Luis Pineda, SVP of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, the 8X72 chip could be used in both smartphones and other devices. By the end of the year we could have all sorts of portable products using the new dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm.

No details about any of the new Qualcomm chips have been made available but we can all imagine what such faster chips will do for our upcoming phones. The dual-core 8X72 chip is said to be capable of 1080p HD but that’s not the only thing it’s capable of doing.

In the mean time if you want a cell phone with a fast processor you can always go for the HTC HD2 or the Google Nexus One. Both handsets are made by HTC and they both have a 1GHz Snapdragon processor inside. Does this mean that HTC will make the first phone with a 1.3/1.5Ghz Snapdragon chip under the hood?