Last year, the top-end, state-of-the-art smartphones were all powered by “dual-core” processors—in other words, two processors on a single chip, which makes for speedier performance (especially when juggling multiple tasks at once) and better power efficiency. But “dual-core” is so 2011. Today, “quad-core” processors are all the rage, and one of the first comes from HTC.

Meet the HTC One X, an Android smartphone with a massive (though not Note-sized) 4.7-inch HD display, a video-out port for connecting the phone to your HDTV, high-end “Beats By Dr. Dre” audio, and the latest version of the Android operating system (4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich,” for those of you keeping track).

CNET reports that AT&T will offer its own version of the HTC One X—complete with support for speedy 4G LTE data—later this year, but with a caveat: a dual-core rather than quad-core processor. Huh. (Image credit: HTC)