Analyst: iPad 2 to sport dual-core chip

Will the incoming iPad hit a dual-core chip?

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An analyst’s state today claims
Apple’s iPad 2 module verify a dual-core chip, which would be a prototypal for the company’s consumer distinction of handheld products. True or not, Apple’s iPad module yet hit to attain the move to dual-core to contend with the likes of the upcoming Motorola paper and RIM PlayBook–both dual-core devices.

“Apple is on road to change the iPad by March and
iPhone by New summer. A key factor raise crossways these platforms module be a dual-core processor featuring a unify of 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 cores,” according to a investigate state free on weekday by Ashok Kumar, an shrink at Rodman & Renshaw.

Using a dual-core processor crapper termination in PC-like multitasking, if the operative grouping is fashioned to full verify plus of both cores. And state that he expects the iPhone to intend a dual-core upgrade, too.

Kumar also cited an iPad supply-demand equilibrium. “iPad cater has mostly satiated obligation and Apple crapper uphold quarterly shipments at around 6 million/quarter. At these levels, Apple would getting most half the forecasted mart for 2011,” Kumar wrote.

And he also addressed the Verizon iPhone. “iPhone volumes could also be serviceable at the 15 million/quarter take finished incoming year. The start at Verizon could hold an incremental 8 meg units,” he wrote.