It might feel and look old but it still works perfectly. I fail to understand this never ending need for something "new".
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Benchmarks Nearly Twice as Fast as iPhone 5
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It might feel and look old but it still works perfectly. I fail to understand this never ending need for something "new".
The S4 has very impressive specs.
But I have to ask, how many Android OS updates will it receive over the expected useful life of the phone?
Don't get me wrong. I'm very impressed with the Android devices on the market today. They are beating iOS devices hands down.
But if I have a problem with my iOS device, I can take it to an Apple Retail store and my problem will be solved one way or another.
Where do I take my Android device to get that kind of service?
But I have to ask, how many Android OS updates will it receive over the expected useful life of the phone?
Don't get me wrong. I'm very impressed with the Android devices on the market today. They are beating iOS devices hands down.
But if I have a problem with my iOS device, I can take it to an Apple Retail store and my problem will be solved one way or another.
Where do I take my Android device to get that kind of service?
Benchmarks are far more impressive on paper than in the real world so it'll be interesting to see some real world performance tests.
the 4 core version apparently yes but there are countless benchmarks and videos off youtube and the iPhone 5 always toasted it, specially in graphic intense apps like games
Does someone have a link to the actual Geekbench results for the S4?
At the moment, it doesn't seem to be on the Android chart?
http://browser.primatelabs.com/android-benchmarks
I'm curious to see if memory performance was improved. The raw CPU power is typically pretty useless without an improved memory interface.
At the moment, it doesn't seem to be on the Android chart?
http://browser.primatelabs.com/android-benchmarks
I'm curious to see if memory performance was improved. The raw CPU power is typically pretty useless without an improved memory interface.
The iPhone has never been the fastest when it comes to cpu performance. It's GPU performance where it normally does well (especially as Apple offloads some basic stuff to the GPU).
But the S4 should be faster than the iP5, it is a generation ahead (as Apple and Samsung release their new phones at different times).
But the S4 should be faster than the iP5, it is a generation ahead (as Apple and Samsung release their new phones at different times).
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What a coincidence, I just mentioned Megahertz Myth in another post earlier today. And now the news that Samsung is beating Apple in processor speeds on their phones.
Apple is really starting to get beat on the specs and Samsung is giving them a run for their money on sales. Looks like it's time for Apple to either
• revive their campaign about the Megahertz Myth — updating it to Gigahertz and expanding it to include resolution as well.
• blow everyone away with the next iPhone.
I'm hoping for the latter.
Apple is really starting to get beat on the specs and Samsung is giving them a run for their money on sales. Looks like it's time for Apple to either
• revive their campaign about the Megahertz Myth — updating it to Gigahertz and expanding it to include resolution as well.
• blow everyone away with the next iPhone.
I'm hoping for the latter.
You are missing the point. I shouldn't have to change it. It should work. Swiftkey is not the answer either. It is just as flawed as the keyboard itself.
The keyboard on the iPhone works. Very well. Apple got it right. Or at least they got it right-er.
The Galaxy S4 is really a Galaxy S3S from a technical viewpoint.
If Apple names it the iPhone 6, is it magically better?
Swiftkey is just as flawed.
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Swiftkey is garbage as well. Talking into the phone is not always an option. I tend to be around people all day and I chose to speak to them instead of my phone.
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How can something be 2 times as slow?
Don't you mean "too bad"?
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Can somebody please explain the difference between the two S3 on the chart? (other than different processors) I never knew they made two versions.
The iphone5 is 6 month old technology. No surprise. What's more interesting on the list is: Blackberry "the new innovators"
Except that is not exactly true. That is not the US model of the S3.
This has been the Apple way for at least a decade. Their computers always had slower clock speeds but ran their programs faster than PC's due to PC: fragmentation, unnecessary crap running in background and inefficient software.
On the one hand; impressive.
On the other hand; this would be like me bragging that my Mac is twice as fast as my pc, but I use my Mac solely to run virtualized windows. It's not apples to apples.
On the other hand; this would be like me bragging that my Mac is twice as fast as my pc, but I use my Mac solely to run virtualized windows. It's not apples to apples.
All the hands-on videos and previews of the S4 have shown noticeable lag, and most of the previews have mentioned it. Probably due to Samsung's custom UI. Time will tell.
This reminds me of when people compare Dodge Chargers to BMW's.
Dodge Chargers have V8 engines, tons of horsepower and torque, but compared to the BMW 3 series (with less of those "specs"), the ride, handling, and overall experience is sub-par.
To me the device is all about how it works as a whole, and excess horsepower means nothing if it isn't utilized into a machine designed well from the bottom up.
Dodge Chargers have V8 engines, tons of horsepower and torque, but compared to the BMW 3 series (with less of those "specs"), the ride, handling, and overall experience is sub-par.
To me the device is all about how it works as a whole, and excess horsepower means nothing if it isn't utilized into a machine designed well from the bottom up.
Yes. Time will tell. I hate repeating myself - but a few places I've read hands-on reports acknowledge that Samsung stated the software wasn't the final version. So we will definitely see if these lags, etc are still present at launch.