Quad core worth waiting for?

cds0699 · Sep 18, 2011

xmr405o said:
They should call it Lose8 because they've been losing for the past 8 years. Just kidding.

I chuckled at this comment.

I.B. Pimpin · Sep 18, 2011

xxxsteveoxxx said:
We don't even have support for dual core phones yet.

That sir is incorrect. "As acknowledged by leading tech site AnandTech, Android already was multithreaded, even prior to the introduction of multicore SoCs. There are improvements to be made in terms of optimizing load between the two cores, and Honeycomb and ICS will bring those improvements (like garbage collection for one thing). But to suggest that one core is idle and once we flip a switch, we will magically get double performance is highly suspect and dubious." -Direct quote from AndroidForums member "NeoteriX"

Android ALREADY takes advantage of Dual cores.

chanchan05 · Sep 18, 2011

I.B. Pimpin said:
Android ALREADY takes advantage of Dual cores.

Android is able to use and utilize dual cores yes, but not to full potential yet. Its like having a ferrari, you drive it to about 100mph, it can go faster, but you still dont have enough guts or skill to try and do so. After a bit of more training, you can go faster. As with android, a bit more tweaking, to use the SoC more efficiently.

UTR · Sep 19, 2011

Quad core in a phone is overkill what we really want is quad battery life. Seriously more cpu power, storage, resolution etc isn't needed or most of the rest of the tech the big players are touting. If i could get the same spec phone I have now with a battery that lasted a week or a month that would be my next buy. Chasing specs is so dumb esp when the specs we already have exceed what we need.

arnold22 · Sep 19, 2011

UTR said:
Chasing specs is so dumb esp when the specs we already have exceed what we need.

+1
All of this greater and faster hardware is going to kill battery life and battery life is among the top issue everyone complains about. Until they increase battery life I think a dual core is more then enough.

Shocky · Sep 19, 2011

I'm not sure why we need Quad Core CPU's on mobiles to be honest, I would much prefer higher clocked Dual Core CPU's, better performace for everyday use and probably more power efficient if based on the same manufacturing process.

What are we planning on using Quad Core CPU's on phones for exactly? Other than nice benchmark scores of course.

jellyhead · Sep 21, 2011

I have a Droid Bionic which is 1ghz dual core. Everything seems real smooth except when recording video at 1080p the video hangs occassionally. Don't know if this is due to the processor not being fast enough for full HD or not. It's mostly when panning or zooming when it hangs.

Pepee63 · Sep 24, 2011

The new year is here soon and then the SammyGS3 will arrive [ quad core ] and we will be able to check out the reviews of it then. By the specs, it should be good and no doubt it will beat the iphone 5 for sure.

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