Forthcoming 2 core processor enables manufacturers to build low-cost smart phone running Android, integrated Wi-Fi, Broadcom said Monday. The first smart phones using Broadcom BCM2157 processor, based on the ARM processor 500MHz 2, may be released in Q1 2011 on the occasion of the conference Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February / 2011. Broadcom said the smart phone's processor will be priced very competitive, but it does not give specific prices for the chips.

In addition to integrating Wi-Fi, smart phones using Broadcom processor is equipped with multi-touch screen, 5 megapixel camera, capable 7.2 Mbps HSDPA network connectivity, supporting 2 SIM. According to Francisco Jeronimo, research director at IDC, support 2 SIM phones are becoming popular in some European countries. smartphone that will help Cheap Android becomes more popular. Overall, trends cheap smartphone will dominate the market in 2011, and other products running Android will help promote the reduction of product cost more.