Marvell have announced their latest strategy to corner both the high and the low end of the smartphone market. Up at the flagship end comes the Marvell ARMADA 618 [PDF link], a 1GHz ARM v7 Sheeva chipset with support for 1080p HD decode/encode together with 16-megapixel image processing and four simultaneous displays, while at the entry-level point is the Marvell Pantheon platform, a $99 smartphone design suitable for Android, Windows Mobile and other OS’. ARMADA 618 packages together support for Android, Windows Mobile and Linux, meanwhile, and throws in DirectX, Open GL ES 2.0, and Open VG 1.1 functionality and the ability to render up to 45 million triangles per second. Each of the four displays can be driven at up to 2k x 2k resolution, and there’s support for USB 2.0 (both OTG and Host), various types of connectivity (including WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0 and FM), and of course 3G. As for the Pantheon platform, that’s obviously a little less potent but...