The OMAP 4 Cortex A9 is multicore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_I...nts_OMAP#OMAP4

I thought it was already confirmed *the next* device will still be OMAP3?

Sure I expect to see dual core in devices probably next year.. but the thread title is "the next" device... I thought I read that was for sure OMAP3 which is not dual core.

OMAP3 is not dual core. TI will not have a multicore OMAP until the 4XXX series (A9 based) chips start shipping.

There are asymmetric dual core omap3 devices; the dsp core normally runs TI's DSPBIOS OS and the arm core runs linux. A linux kernel module allows them to communicate. They are nice.

I would agree, my post was meant to point out that it's OMAP4, not OMAP3 that has what is traditionally considered a dual-core device.

While the "confirmation" can always be rescinded (it was, after all, made before Meego), the length of time to get a device designed, certified, and into production would argue that if Nokia is going to meet the 2H10 ship date (which, of course, can also change), the N910 will use the OMAP3 processor (although, hopefully, a faster version).

I would guess the big innovation, besides Meego, will be a capacitive multitouch screen with no keyboard so that Nokia can judge customer acceptance versus the N900.

I've been thinking this for some time. M6 on N910 with capacitive and no keyboard.. M5 on N900 with resistive and keyboard.

That way they don't overstep their own sells... the N910 would appeal more to the iPhone types that don't mind glass smashing. Like the MyTouch and G1.

N910 without KBD? - No way for me.

I need to throw this into the discussion!!!

Since I work in the WiMAX/LTE industry of 802.16a/d/e it makes sense that Intel gets a chunk of what Nokia is able to saturate the market with. Intel are going to use Nokia to saturate the market with their radio chips as well as their processing chips. Now since they are already in the processing chip market it makes clear sense that they would integrate this into their radio chip too. Hence, market dominiating for a next generation radio standard for mobile phones. We know that there is a standards war between WiMAX and LTE currently, and that WiMAX is mostly used in Europe and developing countries however LTE is more the evolutionary route so if Intel can get their chips to the masses why not use Nokia to leverage this.
The radio standard for next-gen mobile telephony/broadband is just getting more interesting. GPRS and all the others will so become redundant. I believe that this is the year where mobile manufactures will converge the two technologies and streamline it and to me the alliance of Nokia and Intel will do this.

Just my 2cents worth

i prefer to use Intel cpu....

Enjoy your 20 minute-long battery life.