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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Benchmarks Nearly Twice as Fast as iPhone 5
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I couldn't agree more. I really feel that the next iPhone needs to be a game changer. iOS needs to be totally revamped, it has been the same since release and I feel it is starting to feel old.
I would move to Android but there is no way I am giving up that integration between my iPad, iPhone and Mac. Photo-stream is enough for me to stay in the Apple eco system. I still see no reason to upgrade my iPhone 4 though.
The iphone5 is 6 month old technology. No surprise. What's more interesting on the list is: Blackberry "the new innovators" 
Sort of makes me wish they would focus time on battery life improvements over speed increases. Obviously, we can still do more with a faster CPU but I would much rather have increased battery life at this point. I guess its hard to sell more phones based on that. Also, I suppose the screen is the biggest issue when it comes to battery life. The article also said the original iphone had a testscore of 130. Amazing how far they have come.
What about the lag?
Saw a hands on video of the Galaxy S 4 and I have to say that I saw a lot of LAG. Just waiting here for my upgrade soon and it will be the iPhone 5S, hopefully with 128 GB of storage. No theatrical nonsense to sway me. A vastly superior user experience is what you get with Apple.
Saw a hands on video of the Galaxy S 4 and I have to say that I saw a lot of LAG. Just waiting here for my upgrade soon and it will be the iPhone 5S, hopefully with 128 GB of storage. No theatrical nonsense to sway me. A vastly superior user experience is what you get with Apple.
There is more than just geekbench....
The HTC One gets slightly better AnTuTu and Quadrant scores however
Also benchmarks of the Exynos 5 version have been significntly different to the Snapdragon 600 variant.
Quadrant on the snapdragon version is 11-12,000 (same roughly as HTC One)
Quadrant on the Exynos 5 version is 8,000
So the assumption on the front page that the Exynos should score similar to the Snapdragon (despite being clocked 300mhz slower) is not proving to be accurate in some other benchmarks.
The HTC One gets slightly better AnTuTu and Quadrant scores however
Also benchmarks of the Exynos 5 version have been significntly different to the Snapdragon 600 variant.
Quadrant on the snapdragon version is 11-12,000 (same roughly as HTC One)
Quadrant on the Exynos 5 version is 8,000
So the assumption on the front page that the Exynos should score similar to the Snapdragon (despite being clocked 300mhz slower) is not proving to be accurate in some other benchmarks.
Apple should release some bigger screen offering and listening to their consumer concerning updating their iOS instead of putting ad about some JD Powers rewards....
Some peoples learn the hard ways.. maybe their goal is to return to minimal market share like on their Mac line .... (now a cheap Macbook is at least 2 or 2.5 time more expensive than a cheap laptop PC)
A new Mac Pro cannot hurt too
Some peoples learn the hard ways.. maybe their goal is to return to minimal market share like on their Mac line .... (now a cheap Macbook is at least 2 or 2.5 time more expensive than a cheap laptop PC)
A new Mac Pro cannot hurt too
Hey now, the GS4 is basically a GS3s. Speed improvements are the kind of thing 's' iterations are known for.
Yep, if Apple goes for a quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU (currently, iPhone 5 = dual-core 1.3 GHz), then they will already beat this score.
Combine it with improved architecture and/or higher clock speeds, and you've got a winner.
Saw a hands on video of the Galaxy S 4 and I have to say that I saw a lot of LAG. Just waiting here for my upgrade soon and it will be the iPhone 5S, hopefully with 128 GB of storage. No theatrical nonsense to sway me. A vastly superior user experience is what you get with Apple.
From what I've read - and who knows - the software was not nearly the final build. I'll reserve judgement until there's a final release and review...
Oh gosh!
All my friend biaaatchez will tell me that at school tomoz ^__^ I don't care lol I bought this phone cause I need the software 'n' stuff, and I know it works... And yet there ain't any speed problems excited for iOS 7^^ yay
All my friend biaaatchez will tell me that at school tomoz ^__^ I don't care lol I bought this phone cause I need the software 'n' stuff, and I know it works... And yet there ain't any speed problems
excited for iOS 7^^ yayI still feel like most people who want to move to Android only want to do so for a bigger screen. Apple should have jumped on that a while ago to save some marketshare. Otherwise, I feel that iOS still offers a great experience. I love the simplicity and that I never have to worry about it.
Benchmark tests on computers are deceptive because much real-world usage is not processor and gpu intensive. They may give accurate pictures of some things that some people use computers for. But for most users, benchmarks mean little. How much more is this true with a smartphone? I also wonder what the impact of battery life is with a 4-core chip running at 1.9GHz. Who cares how fast your phone is if you have to plug it in half the day?
I wonder what can be expected from the 8 core chip that the US will never see in the near future
You won't miss out.I wonder what can be expected from the 8 core chip that the US will never see in the near future
Totally correct. I had every iPhone since version 1. I jumped ship just to get a bigger screen. I bought an Nexus 4 and after using it for roughly a month I couldn't be happier.
I wonder what can be expected from the 8 core chip that the US will never see in the near future
The AnTuTu & Quadrant benchmarks show your not missing anything other than bragging rights. If anything the Snapdragon version is appreciably the more powerful device.
No, their stuff is good. I mean, it certainly isn't a Palm Treo from back in the day.
The thing about feature-itis and spec-itis. Well, lets draw an analogy using speakers. If we add the biggest woofer on it and add 3 tweeters and up the power handling to 1000 watts and have LED lights that glow every time the bass hits... That's gotta wind up sounding really really good. Right?
I wonder what can be expected from the 8 core chip that the US will never see in the near future
In fact it is not an 8 core CPU, there are two 4 core CPU's, one for power intense applications an the other for energy efficient use
With nearly twice the battery size. So apparently the performance battery life curve is no different than the iPhone 5 one. Nothing to see here, move along.
The iPhone 5 with iOS 6 runs incredibly well for me. Very smooth and no lags. So I'm happy with it.
My only complaint about the iPhone 5 is the screen size (too big; I'd rather have the 3.5-inch screen). But LTE was worth more to me so I got it.
My only complaint about the iPhone 5 is the screen size (too big; I'd rather have the 3.5-inch screen). But LTE was worth more to me so I got it.