12-megapixel HD camcorder phones may ship within two years

[Nikos Kartalis]

A few months ago, Broadcom joined the Symbian S60 community, promising to deliver complete solutions for future Symbian S60 smartphones. Initially, Broadcom was supposed to deliver 7.2 Mbps HSDPA processors and the BCM2724 multimedia processor. The latter offers low power MPEG-4 playback and NTSC/PAL direct video output.

Interestingly, Broadcom Corporation has now unveiled the BCM2727 processor, sporting a range of new high-end multimedia features. The list includes support for 720p HD video with H.264 encoding and decoding, both high profile at 30 fps and supports all major video compression algorithms, including H.263, MPEG 4/2/1, and VC-1. In addition to being capable of delivering a HD camcorder, it also provides an up to 12-megapixel digital camera. A HDMI port has also been incorporated, in order to connect smartphones to full-size HD televisions.


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