So will there actually be a speed improvement on the device, or is it just innovation for efficiency? Either way if they go through with that (octa) it'll be great!
Yes there will be a speed improvement. The GS3 has 2 different models. The International is a quad core arm cortex a9 chip. The USA version is a dual core Snapdragon S4, a modified arm cortex a9 chip. The snapdragon has performance nearly on par with the arm cortex a15. The Exynos 5 chip, will have 4 arm cortex a15 cores at the very least, if not four a15's and four a7's. The four a15's will each be 40-50% faster clock for clock than the gs3's international a15's, and better than the measly 2 cores in the USA GS3. So long as they go with an exynos 5, the gs4 should easily be more powerful.
Also I wouldn't call it a prius. The prius isn't powerful. It is only efficient. The prius is more like those low end a7 only phones, which sip power. The gs4 if it goes octa-core would be more like the tesla model s. Capable of efficiency, but also capable of pure raw power.
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Yes there will be a speed improvement. The GS3 has 2 different models. The International is a quad core arm cortex a9 chip. The USA version is a dual core Snapdragon S4, a modified arm cortex a9 chip. The snapdragon has performance nearly on par with the arm cortex a15. The Exynos 5 chip, will have 4 arm cortex a15 cores at the very least, if not four a15's and four a7's. The four a15's will each be 40-50% faster clock for clock than the gs3's international a15's, and better than the measly 2 cores in the USA GS3. So long as they go with an exynos 5, the gs4 should easily be more powerful.
Also I wouldn't call it a prius. The prius isn't powerful. It is only efficient. The prius is more like those low end a7 only phones, which sip power. The gs4 if it goes octa-core would be more like the tesla model s. Capable of efficiency, but also capable of pure raw power.
The current U.S. "lunchbox" device has 4 cores...though that could change prior to release..
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Samsung surely isn't shy of making themselves heard. first the teaer, then the flashmob in NY - If the thing really looks like a Note2 or S3 then oh boy - imagine the moaning in press and forums
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My contract is up for renewal in August and the S3 was already damn cheap - less than £50 here in the UK. If the price is similar and basically doesn't hurt a bit - then I'll get it. If it costs a few hundred then I'll stick with the S3 .. Ah what the hell - probably get it anyway
Still can't believe the Koreans actually go with "4" - considering it is translated "death" and is considered bad luck ...
I only heard that "4" sounds same as "death' in Chinese. Never heard the story abt Korean
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In Korea, tetraphobia is less extreme, but the floor number 4 is almost always skipped in hospitals and similar public buildings. In other buildings, the fourth floor is sometimes labeled "F" (Four) instead of "4" in elevators. Apartment numbers containing multiple occurrences of the number 4 (such as 404) are likely to be avoided to an extent that the value of the property is adversely affected. The national railroad, Korail, left out the locomotive number 4444 when numbering a locomotive class from 4401 upwards.
Samsung has become Americanized and now sucks. The fact it looks the same kind of kills it visually for me. And even the UI looks the same. I mean I don't expect them to re-write the entire OS but damn... This is super corny the way they're presenting.
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