Smart Phone HDMI Out Port Is Soon To Get Very Interesting

Apple Repair Chico

It's exciting that powerful smart phones are now coming equipped with an HDMI output, but we still haven't seen a smart phone that can play back 720p or higher videos, except for the proprietary 720p format some smart phones can record at.  But a game changer for this is supposedly coming around early 2011, and it's currently called the Samsung Galaxy S2.

 The CPU is going to be a 2GHZ CPU, instead of the impressive 1GHZ CPU in the Droid X.  It's also going to be a 4.3 inch screen like the Droid X.  I've used the Droid X for a couple weeks, and I can tell you that if you like having a smart phone, few of you will find 4.3 inches too big.  At first I thought, "Jesus, this thing is huge."  Three days later I thought, "Man, this thing is the perfect size for a smart phone."

The S2 will be the first smartphone to have a resolution of 1280x720 (TRUE 720p resolution!) and the first smartphone to record in 1080p.  Many other features will be basically double what the Droid X is.

I think we'll be able to carry a collection of HD films and shows around in our pockets next year.  Why is this so cool?  Think about having a portable HD media center in an object the size of your wallet for starters.  You could carry around 64GB of your favorite music, photos, films and TV shows and play it on anyone's screen with HDMI or DLNA.  That's pretty cool.  And already there are bluetooth keyboards available that sync up with Android phones.  A mouse within an Android browser coded for that support won't be too far off.  Yes, things are going to be interesting next year for the mobile marketplace.

- Josh