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iPod Touch 2G Much Faster than 1G, iPhones

by Lee Bains on November 25, 2008 at 05:16 PM





Research conducted by Handheld Games Corp. shows that the second-generation iPod touch is considerably faster than its predecessor, and both generations of the iPhone, so say write-ups in TouchArcade and The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

Thomas Fessler, the CEO of Handheld Games, creators of the game TouchSports Tennis, explained to TouchArcade: "Where we can easily display two 1500 polygon tennis players with 32 bones each on the iPod touch 2G and maintain fast and fluid game play, the original iPod touch just chokes, and in some instances so do the iPhones."

This discrepancy in processing speed is most likely due to the iPod touch 2G's 532 MHz processor, significantly more powerful than the 412 MHz processor common to the 1G and iPhone models.

Now, if the second-generation touch is as sturdy as its predecessor, we'll really be in business. [From: TouchArcade via TUAW]

Tags: ipod touch, IpodTouch, mobile gaming, MobileGaming, speed, tuaw

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