I feel the need. The need for speed.
Of course, Maverick was referring to piloting fighter jets when he uttered this immortal line, but he could so easily have been referring to dual-core mobile phones.
You see, what this new breed of super-handsets offer is lightning-quick speed when carrying out a variety of memory-draining tasks.
So you can browse Facebook, Tweet to your hearts content, surf the web and listen to bad pop music all at the same time without experiencing annoying slowdown or lag.
Awesome right?
Well, there are only a handful of these babies on the market right now, so the question is, which one is best?
Here are the contenders.
The second generation Galaxy S is a pretty serious upgrade from it’s predecessor.
Not only do you get a beefed up camera, a larger display and more onboard storage, you’re also treated to the full thrust of dual-core power.
To be more specific, a rapid 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM, which basically makes this handset go like greased-lightning.
Hardly surprising then that this particular device has been touted as the best phone money can buy in recent months.
It’s hard to disagree.
With the same operating system (Android) as the Galaxy S II, the same screen dimensions and an identical 1.2GHz dual-core chip, the Sensation can rightly consider itself a genuine contender to the throne.
And with HTC’s acclaimed Sense interface also on board, it’s not unexpected that many prefer this beauty of a phone to the S II.
There’s only 768MB of RAM though compared to the 1GB of the S II and that does make a small difference. But only a slight one.
In essence, it probably comes down to personal preference when choosing between these two goliaths.
At this point you might be thinking that the contest is over right? Wrong.
I can’t possibly overlook this fine effort from Motorola, packing a 1GHz dual-core chip and 1GB of storage.
It’s certainly not as quick or as pretty as the above two handsets, but it does have one rather nifty trick up it’s sleeve.
Yes, thanks to it’s innovative ‘Webtop’ mode you can turn this phone into a laptop by plugging it into any screen via a HDMI cable.
You can even use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to get the full desktop experience. That’s pretty cool.
Although it’s since been trumped by the above three handsets, I feel compelled to give the Android-powered Optimus 2X a shout out simply because it was the first dual-core phone.
And it’s an excellent device in it’s own right too, boasting a 1GHz dual-core chip and a pin-sharp 8MP camera.
You can get it cheaper than the other phones listed here too because it’s been knocking around for a while, so you call it the bargain dual-core option.
The verdict
Each of these handsets has something going for it, but the most complete package is undoubtedly the Galaxy S II.
The Sensation runs it close but the sleek design and snappier performance you get from Samsung’s flagship device is unbeatable.
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