HTC Glacier leaks out in GLBenchmark database, boasts really high scores
By Sean Hollister 
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@metafor
And I think it is the 45nm one for the simple reason that they're not on the market yet!
Sampling to customers doesn't mean that it's going to be productized any time soon. Took a long time for snapdragon to become mainstream and ditto for OMAP 3. You can bet that it's at least a year between the two. Given that this device is already up and running I highly doubt it's running one of the dual cores.
Loving all the google drones measuring their dicks by their Taiwanese plastic toys’ processor speeds. Priceless!
@magadget
You're holding it wrong!
"I don't care."
cue massive geek mode comments...
ready.. set....
DUAL CORE!
I can confirm its going to TMobile USA.
Not sure on Release date. But I will say the carrier.
GLACIER-O6
That is the Carrier Code from HTC Device Database.
It's probably code for that MyTouch HD.
Hell yeah, I can't wait for a Nexus Two, super AMOLED display and all the other hardware and software goddies.
@x28Maikeru28x
super amoled are not being offered to any other companies at the moment , so unless samsung make the nexus two then it wont have one.
How can it be benchmarked already when you don't even know what OS it will run?
I wonder how it performs against the N8 which seemed to have pretty outstanding performance for its GPU.
Has to be one of the single core 1.2'ish Mhz Snapdragons announced earlier, I'd imagine a Dual Core Snapdragon surpassing even the almighty Galaxy S stuff.
Duel core FTW!
Could someone take the time and check the GLBenchmark page? under system info you'll find it's running Android, for all those who were wondering.
@LickMySparseVoxelOctree
I like how no one else has noticed this, not even engadget.
People, it is running Android, read the source next time!
This is an excellent name choice:
Because nothing says "speed" like Glacier.
It's fast...like a glacier? Oh, like a glacier melting under skies containing 400 parts per million CO2, I get it.
The score in Open GL 1.1 ES implies it has the same graphics chip as Samsung Vibrant i.e. PowerVR SGX 540. This automatically rules out ANY snapdragon variant as adeno 200 CAN NOT scale that high.
I am surprised by some of these journalists and their wild, unsupportable theories.
@sapient2k7
Look at the benchmark results in detail please.
In addition to the OS this thing is running, it clearly says ADRENO is the GPU environment.
Now unless I'm dyslexic, what I read would imply a snapdragon chipset. Yes?
@spartandre217 OUCH!! that will teach me to post a comment without checking the original document. I stand corrected.
This does show that the new CPU is about as powerful as a hummingbird. I think this test is not just CPU or GPU but a combination of both. Unfortunately this test does not show snapdragon in a favorable light as the score of 516 is really low compared to a 1 GHz Hummingbird CPU coupled with SGX 540.
I am "hoping" that the increase in benchmark is due to better drivers on Adreno and first gen snapdragon will also benefit at some point.
If all next gen snapdragon achieves, is speed parity with Samsung's Cortex A8 devices, then qualcomm may be in trouble.
@sapient2k7 None of the 45nm Snapdragons use the Adreno 200. The single-cores will use the Adreno 205 and the dual-cores will use the 220.
They were the AMD z460 and z470 respectively. The z460 has about 4x the ALU throughput as the z430 (Adreno 200) and the z470 is supposed to raise the fill rate to 4x. It's also clocked significantly higher (233MHz I believe vs 133MHz in the first gen Snapdragon).
GLBenchmark has very little to do with stressing the CPU. There's a reason why the 600MHz Cortex A8 + SGX PowerVR 530 in the iPhone3Gs scores just about as high as the Motorola Droid X with a 1GHz Cortex A8 with a PowerVR 530.