What's up with OS 5?

[tuffguy]

Palm has just released the Tungsten W. Its operating on OS 4.1. What's up with that? This is not the first time either. Sony released its new SJ-33 running 4.1 as well. What is going on?

[ebisix]

OS 5 is only for the models with the top specifications such as processor speed. This is simply what I speculate though.

[tuffguy]

So what you are saying ebisix, is that Palm's new Tungsten W with its $550 price tag is not a high end unit. Am I understanding that correctly?

If the W isn't on Palm's high end, could you please tell me which units are?

[brjdad]

OS 5.0 is for ARM-based processors. The Tungsten-W is the older Dragonball processor, while the Tungsten-T is an ARM-based processor (TI OMAPI510).

[ebisix]

I didn't quite use the right words to say what I meant. It's fixed now though. Thanks.

[Red_Five]

The reason, it seems is to make the battery last as long as possible. Seeing as how the T/W is a communicator, not just a pure PDA, the battery life is already being stretched to the limit. It seems logical to make this an OS4.x device, running on a Dragonball CPU, as this chip isn't quite so power hungry.

Kinda makes sense, doesn't it?