TI is going to use TSMC for their 28 nm process chips
QC is going to use TSMC for their 28 nm process chips
Nvidia is going to use TSMC for their 28 nm process chips
Samsung is going to use....drumroll....samsung for their 32nm chips (4212)
So it wouldn't be out of this world, if in the middle of hearing all these problems with the 28nm process, if we see a 32nm chip come from Samsung. No matter which chip it is, Software will make or break the device. My thunderbolt has pretty good specs, but I would rather use my OG droid for everything other than FFC because it just works. That is where the iPhone wins...they just work.
If the iP4s was announced with a bigger screen and LTE -- I'd probably be buying it. Instead, apple shuffled some chips around, and pulled a Microsoft...they bought Siri and rolled it into their OS and called it innovation. So right now my chips are on the NP.
Verizon is mandatory because they are the only carrier that seems to give a **** about the military, as their coverage has been far greater than anyone else's. Nothing like stepping off a 20+ hour flight from the middle east to watch everyone with Verizon whip out their cellphones and make contact with their families while you curse at your horrid reception. That and their 4G strategy in the 700mHz range has the best potential for building penetration....