why are people so concerned about specs on a phone?

[Kyotoma]

Then you would take a new 6 core AMD Bulldozer system over my quad core i7 2600k? See what I did there?

Great on Multitasking performance, but your i7 2600K is actually more efficient and in some cases still faster than the Bulldozer:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394482,00.asp#fbid=iw9Ud9fAEpY

 

[oshia86]

Great on Multitasking performance, but your i7 2600K is actually more efficient and in some cases still faster than the Bulldozer:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394482,00.asp#fbid=iw9Ud9fAEpY

Especially overclocked to 4.8ghz.

 

[impulse462]

In the past, specs was where it was at. Many of us grew up in that environment.

As the Internet has taken hold and become an integral part of our lives, connectivity and inter-operability have become the new MHz. Being able to sync, talk to other devices, integrate with other systems is more important than being faster.

Developing products in silos is the old way. Developing products that are part of a larger "system" of hardware, software, and services is where the 21st century is at. Sure, it's nice to have the coolest, fastest <insert gadget name here>, but if it doesn't play nice with your other gadgets and it doesn't meet YOUR needs, then the extra MHz or screen inches or GB of storage are wasted.

IMHO.

Agreed. As these phones are said to have "an X GHz CPU with Y GPU with Z amount of pixel and vertex shaders" (not sure about the shader part), they start to sound more like computers, where specs were a much bigger issue than when compared to specs on a cell phone.

 

[76ShovelHead]

edit... old post lol sorry.

 

[Glideslope]

OP, you are beating an old, old, OLD topic to death here.

You're right, they don't matter, but in the end, people will believe whatever they want to believe.

Mostly, but not in this update. This is the most significant mid cycle update/redesign since the introduction in 2007. The 2g of RAM will make a huge difference especially on a 6s+. The A9, and the new LTE Chip are far beyond incremental upgrades. I could care less about Force Touch or the 7000 series aluminum (only due to being a 4.7" person.) In the end specs are always subjective. I know individuals still very happy with a 4s. I am fairly confident if you're running iOS 9 on a 6s+ the RAM, redesigned chassis, and the A9 are very significant in "this" cycle refresh.

 

[MagicBoy]

4 year old thread, dude.

 

[HEK]

Hey, what are the specs on that popcorn machine??

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