What is the speed of the processor?

[street_hawk]

I've looked on the HTC website and cannot find anything.

[mikealder]

It uses a TI OMAP850 with a speed of 201MHz (try reading the Artemis wiki, it contains a number of such technical listings) - Mike

[street_hawk]

Thanks!

Seems a little slow for a device running GPS. I'm no expert though, so I could be wrong.

If anyone has any experience, do you know what would be the better option:
1. Faster processor with bluetooth GPS
2. Slower processor with internal GPS

Basically, I'm weighing up the pros and cons of Hermes v Artemis

[mikealder]

Either device will run the sat nav packages, for example I have used Route 66, TomTom Navigator 6 and Memory Map (topographical mapping) with the Artemis and it just gets on with the job, if I compare it to other hardware I have it is not noticably slower.
The big plus point for the Artemis is the onboard GPS, which you don't get with the Hermes although that has a nice usable keyboard 3G and IrDA which are missing from the Artemis. At the end of the day it all boils down to exactly what functionality you require from the device and do you want to carry a BT GPS around in addition to the phone - Mike