The power draw fluctuation was later attributed to the lack of power management features in the single-core processors.
The single-core processor and questionable battery life have left the phone with a mixed reception.
It excels in environments with a single-core processor, so I think we're looking at a winner here when it comes out.
The smaller version is commonly called Penryn-3M and is used for the single-core processors.
Today, single-core processors are not used in new personal computers.
They are more difficult to manage thermally than lower-density single-core processors.
The main reason is that they are faster than single-core processors and they can be still improved.
But in the future there will be still some applications for single-core processors because not every system needs a fast processor.
If you don't use a lot of programs at once, a single-core processor can perform faster than a dual-core processor.
This lower yield makes the X2 more expensive to produce than the single-core processor.