Next Motorola Android Phone Could Feature 2-GHz Processor

Motorola and HTC are leading the development of some of the best Android phones available today. Now, Motorola hopes to raise the stakes in the Android race with its reported plans to introduce a super phone.

Motorola could debut an Android device this year with a 2-GHz processor, based on Motorola chief Sanjay Jha’s remarks at an event in Chicago Wednesday, says Conceivably Tech. The device, if it makes to market, could have twice as much the processing power as the latest smartphones.

A faster processor could mean higher quality graphics, games and better video chat, a feature that’s becoming increasingly popular among handset makers.

But where Motorola will get its monster mobile chip is not clear. None of the major chip makers have said anything so far about a 2-Ghz phone processor — which makes us wonder if Motorola’s dream will be realized this year.

Most smartphones today, including the Google Nexus One, the HTC Evo and the HTC Incredible use the 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Apple has its own A4 processor that’s capable of up to 1 GHz speed.

Earlier this month, Qualcomm said it is getting ready to introduce dual-CPU chipsets with chip speeds of 1.2 GHz and 1.5 GHz. Qualcomm is unlikely to go beyond that this year. Nvidia’s next-generation Tegra set uses a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, which again can go up to 1 GHz. Technically, the ARM A9 chip can go up to 2 GHz but we haven’t seen any implementations, so far, that reach that mark.

So where will Motorola find its dream chips in enough volume to make the fastest smartphone of the year?

Separately, Motorola also said video conferencing will be a big feature for its new devices. In a bid to compete with the video conferencing feature on the iPhone 4 and HTC’s Evo 4G, Motorola says it plans to offer its own video conferencing software on two to four new handsets later this year.

Jha didn’t mention any specific models but said upcoming phones will have front-facing cameras for video chat.

Photo: Motorola Milestone (gillyberlin/Flickr)