Is Geekbench a good indicator of Desktop/mobile performance? Like scores from desktop almost translate to like mobile scores? Or does 2400 multi core score on desktop and 2900 on iPhone 6 mean anything diferent
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Is Geekbench a good indicator of Desktop/mobile performance? Like scores from desktop almost translate to like mobile scores? Or does 2400 multi core score on desktop and 2900 on iPhone 6 mean anything diferent
With a protruding camera, protruding battery and protruding Touch ID button, for the sake of thinness!
14nm chipset, this is madness! Wonder is there any limit of manufacturing technology minimization.
Most benchmarks on mobile seemingly don't take into account throlling (which would happen a lot less on a laptop and almost never on a desktop). That's the biggest different.
The A8 because it doesn't throttle, has a more laptop like performance on intense tasks.
Put a battery pack on it and it will be protected and you'll have 2 days intense use of battery life (oh, and it will be thicker
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You are right, in 2010 they were more god awful, now in 2014 they are just monstrously horrible which is a slight improvement. I think they should slim down to something 2014ish right about 2020.
...made of aluminum foil and Saran Wrap. You'll be able to bend it into any shape you want. You'll be able to wrap it around your ear and never need any BT device.
Wow this love/hate relationship between the two is firmly bonded in business. They are the stereotypical couple who stay together for the "kids". Apple has their "girlfriends" on the side, but they keep coming back to Samsung. Say what you will about Sammie, this relationship has worked out well for the both of them.
Exactly what I just thought. Though i hope that Apple never caves from pressure about "the bezels are too big." They are perfect.
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He he, I was not joking.
That's a very confusing image btw.But one thing is for sure, we now know that Microsoft use octal versioning numbers.
Eh, actually I'm not paying attention, never mind lol.
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Indeed, the only hate going on towards Samsung is from hard core Apple fans that can't get over themselves.
Apple themselves seem to have no issue working with Samsung.
I don't get the obsession of not wanting a home button for some people on here , do you not realise that if they get rid of the home button , that they would have to implement inscreen buttons which take up screen realestate ? Thus making your 4'7 inches phones etc not really 4'7 inches because you have a useless bar at the bottom of the screen.
Get rid of most of the bezel at the top and sides , and reduce the bezel at the bottom slightest and it would fix the problem
Get rid of most of the bezel at the top and sides , and reduce the bezel at the bottom slightest and it would fix the problem
I'm 6'5" as well with big hands and have no problem holding and using the iPhone 6 Plus even though it is pretty thin. I did throw a case on it because it's slippery, but even without the case since I have a ZAGG protector on the back, I can hold it just fine.
That's not a considerable amount in 4 years! There are bezel less phones being made already
6+ 64 GB ordered and on the way, brah! I'm building my own version of Google Cardboard out of balsa wood to use with that gorgeous display. Currently have a 4S and find myself carrying around a Nexus 7 most of the time, so hopefully the 6+ is just right. I expect to miss the portability of the 4S in some situations, but until I try a phablet that's all speculation.
However, if the 6+ bends with normal use, I will get it replaced by Apple, sell it on ebay, and go Android. There is no excuse for a mobile device designed to be carried with a person at all times to have anything less than rock-hard structural rigidity. It's a tool for 24/7 use, not a museum piece.
I see this as a design flaw in virtually all mobile phones. We have bulletproof watches and we never worry about sitting on our wallets, so why expect delicacy in a phone on the cusp of replacing our wallet? 10-15 years from now people will look back with amazement at how we put up with such fragile devices. I won't be surprised if the 6+ turns out to be the device that triggers a new design trend towards indestructable mobile units. Apple learn from their mistakes, so the new trend may even originate with the iPhone 7.
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Liar, imbecile, or Apple PR Droid? Pick any two.
She won't bend brah. Just dont hold it with two hands with both thumbd near the volume rocker and push.
I agree Apple will likely fix this for the s version. That's why I'm on the s cycle. 4s, 5s, now waiting for the 6s. The second revision is the phone with the full feature set for the form factor plus the fixes to any issues.
You're going to enjoy the 6+, I can already tell
The girls will be frothing from their lips when they see you holding it.
Ps, don't buy an android, you'll then have no reason to reply to my diatribes on macrumors.
For the small portion of customers like you, you can easily get your own configuration by using a case with battery included.
Is there really a problem?
Saving 10mm at the top and bottom maybe 2mm off the sides (because Apple's not going to remove all bezel, many people like to have it). Then, they need a place to put whatever was under this stuff, so probably it makes the phone around 7.5 mm thick and look exactly like all other phones with a front button ?
Maybe they'll use that power efficiency to finally offer more RAM.
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Android w/ Dalvik runtime is problematic, but maybe Android L w/ ART will finally be the one. Funny thing, I find Android to be more Mac-like than iOS, except for stability. If they fix the stability, then the only reason I have to go iOS is to more easily sync to my Mac.
Android is about power and versatility, just like a Mac. A user adapts Android to his needs, exactly like a Mac. iOS is the complete opposite, which works for me on a phone but definitely not a tablet. I also take issue with the glacial pace of iOS improvements. Back in it's day, OS X piled on features every 18 months, yet all iOS manages for YEARS is a new theme and notifications. It's still missing a right swipe screen, what's up with that? Prime real estate left empty. No GUI design sense at all on that iOS team...
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Side bezel on the iPhone are really thin.
People here complaining about fat bezels really puzzles me. The bottom bezel is necessary to keep the TouchID button, something I'd choose over every design compromise.... The top bezel is mostly a design choice to keep a "symmetric" style: maybe they can work on that only.
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They are approaching structural limits (see that ridiculous bendgate issue), so unless they aren't going to use another material, I can't see a thinner iPhone in the near future.
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I suspect the A9 to be a quad core.
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That's a good point, in my opinion. Considering the relationship between Apple and Samsung, I don't know why Apple will still rely on them to produce their CPU, since TSMC proved themself to be a valid partner.
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Totally separate? I wouldn't bet on it.
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My point exactly. Side bezels were reduced. Bottom bezel is at the minimum possible size to allow the presence of a physical button. The only possible way to farther reduce them is to work on the top one. But that's a design choice....
Anything is better than the "Soft" buttons on the Nexus devices.
God they sucked so much, quit everything accidentally.
As a Nexus 7 owner I can say that software buttons have advantages, but they are just not compatible with the presence of TouchID, that I consider a primary feature of the iPhone. I also like the capacitive buttons of my Lumia: they are a good compromise between soft and physical.
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Nanometer isn't the smaller unit of measurement
Below that starts Picometer....
With the current technology I think we can't go pass 10 nm, after that quantum tunneling became a factor.
But they are working on other technologies....
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It's not that easy, unfortunately
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Not unless you take a seat on it......
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I can't wait until Samsung goes out of business. I'll never buy a Samsung product. I wish Apple would stop using Samsung.
Disclaimer: Sarcasm
Well, out of sarcasm I think they should avoid doing business partnership with Samsung.
I see very little sense in suing a company for stealing while I'm providing them projects for my next SoC, don't you?
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You could just avoid doing something so stupid like the thing pictured in your first photo..... A phone it's not intended to be hold with two hands and pulled while your two thumbs are pushing forward applying full force on a single point of the frame. Get over it.