While it is hard to actually predict what the industry trends will be, there are some aspects which pretty much speak for themselves. Such is the case with processor technology. While the whole CPU versus GPU argument is still up in the air, there is no mistaking the fact that faster speeds will always be better.

The Snapdragon processor pretty much turned the benchmark for smart phone CPUs up to 1GHz. Despite other devices sitting comfortably in the 600 MHz zone, the jump to 1GHz practically bypassed devices at lower 700 to 800 MHz speeds. Most of today’s best devices use a 1GHz processor; the HTC Bravo, Nexus One, HTC HD2, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and other phones all rely on the Snapdragon.

Recently, it was announced that a new dual core Snapdragon processor would be coming; shortly after, it was announced that the upcoming Apple iPhone 4G would be equipped with its own high speed processor (some reports say a dual core A4 hybrid, others simply say that it will be 1.6GHz –who comes up with these numbers anyway?). In any case, it is obvious that the next generation of smart phone will have more powerful processors.

HTC is getting ready to strike early with their very own high speed Android smart phone, the HTC Scorpion. The device is rumored to support WiMax, 4G, a new never before seen Android 2.2 version and an incredibly fast 1.5 GHz processor –pretty close to the new Intel Atom running at 1.6 GHz.

The next few months are bound to be exciting. With Apple’s upcoming announcement for the iPhone 4G, it looks like HTC has cooked up the perfect competitor.

Read more about the new 1.5GHz processor on the Scorpion and more at Tech Radar.

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