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CF-Benchmark Results

Hey Sensation owners... check out CF Benchmark
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134768
It is a benchmark tool testing out ONLY the CPUs... Running tests on it leads me to believe it is preeeettyy accurate. It foolows the same trench as Smartbench 2011. Both apps take advantage of dual core.
With my Desire HD running @ 1.8ghz Sense 3.0 I am getting an average score of around ~4600. Sensation is scoring @ 5174 according to OP.
1.8 vs 2x 1.2 is a dif of 600 mhz (i know this isnt 100% accurate but lets assume). I down clocked my Desire HD by 600 mhz and the difference is score is about ~1100.
So... Applying some logic... Sensation @ 2x 1.2ghz should be scoring at roughly 6000 pts... which is pretty much where the SGS2 Stands at if u consider the 35% additional pixels on Sensation...
So what I am saying is... With custom Rom Sensation should be JUST as good as SGS2 at equal clock speeds.
HOWEVER... Samsung is known to make ****TIER stock roms then HTC... so... perhaps there is a possibility to get more out of Samsung's processor... we will have to see...
I'm looking for Sensation owners to run more more Benches on this App and perhaps Smartbench 2011.
Perhaps I was wrong and Sensation may be a good successor to Desire HD after all!
Edit: OBVIOUSLY 2x 1.2 does not mean 2.4 ghz of cpu power... but I am simplifying the math and concepts.

I just ran it and got 9100
My g2x overclocked to 1.5ghz got ~14000

jlevy73 said:
I just ran it and got 9100
My g2x overclocked to 1.5ghz got ~14000
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What is your OVERALL Score, not the Native.
Impressive score on the g2x!

I got 5237 for overall score.

under the phone info what's listed under MHz? mine says 1188 so technically it's running at 1.18 Ghz? I know HTC themselves were able to overclock to 1.5 no problem so I'm sure we could get a stable 1.6-1.8 once we get it unlocked

Just tried to run it and crashed on the Java Memory Write

Maedhros said:
Hey Sensation owners... check out CF Benchmark
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134768
It is a benchmark tool testing out ONLY the CPUs... Running tests on it leads me to believe it is preeeettyy accurate. It foolows the same trench as Smartbench 2011. Both apps take advantage of dual core.
With my Desire HD running @ 1.8ghz Sense 3.0 I am getting an average score of around ~4600. Sensation is scoring @ 5174 according to OP.
1.8 vs 2x 1.2 is a dif of 600 mhz (i know this isnt 100% accurate but lets assume). I down clocked my Desire HD by 600 mhz and the difference is score is about ~1100.
So... Applying some logic... Sensation @ 2x 1.2ghz should be scoring at roughly 6000 pts... which is pretty much where the SGS2 Stands at if u consider the 35% additional pixels on Sensation...
So what I am saying is... With custom Rom Sensation should be JUST as good as SGS2 at equal clock speeds.
HOWEVER... Samsung is known to make ****TIER stock roms then HTC... so... perhaps there is a possibility to get more out of Samsung's processor... we will have to see...
I'm looking for Sensation owners to run more more Benches on this App and perhaps Smartbench 2011.
Perhaps I was wrong and Sensation may be a good successor to Desire HD after all!
Edit: OBVIOUSLY 2x 1.2 does not mean 2.4 ghz of cpu power... but I am simplifying the math and concepts.
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In the past I would agree with Samsung and crappy stock builds but the SGS2 is coded very well. It's one of the few devices out right now that take advantage of hardware acceleration. The good thing for Sensation owners is that Qualcomm's kernel is about as open as it gets. There is a trove of published data for the msm8660 chip so there is plenty of room for optimizations.

Sensation (overall score): 4786
G2x OC 1.5 (overall score): 8125

graffixnyc said:
under the phone info what's listed under MHz? mine says 1188 so technically it's running at 1.18 Ghz? I know HTC themselves were able to overclock to 1.5 no problem so I'm sure we could get a stable 1.6-1.8 once we get it unlocked
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Except 1.5 isn't an overclock for this chip (that's its native speed)...HTC is actually underclocking to 1.2 I would presume to enhance battery life?

5299 overall score.
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jlevy73 said:
In the past I would agree with Samsung and crappy stock builds but the SGS2 is coded very well. It's one of the few devices out right now that take advantage of hardware acceleration. The good thing for Sensation owners is that Qualcomm's kernel is about as open as it gets. There is a trove of published data for the msm8660 chip so there is plenty of room for optimizations.
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The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
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Except 1.5 isn't an overclock for this chip (that's its native speed)...HTC is actually underclocking to 1.2 I would presume to enhance battery life?
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Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...

Maedhros said:
The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...
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You're right, just re-read the review and it was the browser that was accelerated. Thanks for the clarification

hi
HTC Sensation (normal )
im running P3d xe 35 with Beats
gpu kernel to 320 mhz
with cpu 1890 mhz
my scores are
12001
3452
6512

Maedhros said:
The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...
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I am sorry but what are you on about? The Desire HD does not have the same CPU. It has a single core Snapdragon Scorpion core rather than our dual core Snapdragon SOC with two Scorpion cores. We also have a Adreno 220 GPU rather than a Adreno 205 GPU. Quite a significant difference if you ask me
I have also got a overall of 11855 with my ICS Sensation @ 1.5GHz

Overall score : 7427
Running MIUI,with bundled Trinity kernel,[email protected]

13455, 3902, 7723
ARHD, sense 3.0, faux 0.2.7r ultimate, 1.728 GHz

Here is my Sensation 4G score.
Overclock to 1836 Mhz.
Using InsertCoin latest and Bricked Kernel V1.5.
I love this device and all the tweaks.
Amaze Camera, Beats Audio, Android 2.3.5, Sence 3.5, Market 3.44, Arrows Key Board, etc.
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wow! that's amazing results..

AHRD 3.69 Sense 3.0, Faux 2.7r CPU 1350Mhz
Native 10382
Java 3410
Overall 6198

CM7a10 Bricked 1.4 @1.78
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dual core + ics

I'm currently running virtuous inquisition 1.3.0. I've tried all ICS roms and I must say I havent' seen much speed increase running single core vs dual core (enabled via system tuner pro). ICS was supposed to take full advantage of the dual core processor but - it's not doing that. I ran tests and after disabling one core the phone actually performs a bit faster - using all the tests I could find: linpack, Quadrant and CF-Bench. Could well be that it's just such an early release of ICS. But GB is actually performing better vs ICS at the current state of affairs.

Synthetic benchmarks are far from definitive.
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Synthetic benchmarks are far from definitive.
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I'm comparing apples to apples numerous times, the disabled secondary core results are always a bit higher.

It's a test ROM. What did you expect?

1. It's an internal test LEAK with a pre-official base
2. Asynchronous smp. Wtf do people not understand about our phones being asynchronous smp architecture? Ics WILL NEVER change this. Ics made the whole rom multithreaded (taking advantage of multi core) and made apps aware of multicore, but nowhere did it EVER say it would change our phone from asynchronous smp to synchronous smp.
Our phones are only built to have cpu1 come on when the load (not speed) on cpu0 reaches a certain threshold.
ICS WILL NOT MAKE BOTH CORES STAY ON ALL THE TIME! this would mean changing the CPU architecture which is not happening after the whole SoC has been designed, layed out, and built (the physical chip and its design).
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It's a test ROM. What did you expect?
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I was expecting dual core perform at least on par with the single core, as ICS finally able to do it.
But you may be right - got trip's experimental beta and without even looking if it's running dual core - his rom smokes competition flat. Much better results than even the famed Galaxy S2.

I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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ivicask said:
I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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Which Rom are you using? My benchmarks suck...
Matt

mrg02d said:
Which Rom are you using? My benchmarks suck...
Matt
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Using RCTeam first release 1.0 version.
Except i was inpatient to wait so i zipaligned and PNG optimized entire rom my self, and deleted bunch of HTC crap i dont use, including loggers...

ivicask said:
I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.

sromer said:
quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.
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Enough with Quadrant bashing. It shows useful FPS information and is relative. Now, if it only went to 2500 no matter what ROM you are using then yes, it would be useless. But getting a 1400 on it with one ROM and then getting a 2600 on it with another ROM AINT useless information.
Matt

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quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.
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So your saying by disabling 2nd core you get same score? And tell me why is CPU usage on 100% during test for both cores if it doesnt support it..doesnt make sense to me..but who knows maybe your right...

mrg02d said:
Enough with Quadrant bashing. It shows useful FPS information and is relative. Now, if it only went to 2500 no matter what ROM you are using then yes, it would be useless. But getting a 1400 on it with one ROM and then getting a 2600 on it with another ROM AINT useless information.
Matt
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I'm not the only one on here that believes that it isn't a reliable benchmark.
Have a look at some of the threads about it.
Since android is a multi-tasking OS results will always vary from test to test in Quadrant.

Teg3 vs. S4 Boot and AnTuTu Vid (and a question)

Interesting comparison of the AT&T One X vs. international. Boot time on the AT&T version's pretty sluggish.
Now the question. This is a still from the video. Look at the difference in the menus. The One X has the setting dots by themselves and the AT&T version has them overlay options from the app. Is this the way it's implemented in production?
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I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.

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I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.
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And what does your menu look like? The one on the left or the one on the right?

Mine is much higher ...
mattymon said:
I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.
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I've been scoring consistently between 6900 and 7020, so the video really doesn't say much.
Peter

First run of the test on my Rogers One X.

same scores as the user above
AT&T seeems to have an older version(build) of the software

PeterHTC said:
I've been scoring consistently between 6900 and 7020, so the video really doesn't say much.
Peter
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For either side...

This wasn't even a final build of the AT&T phone, notice the HTC branding on it on top, it probably didn't have the latest updates and such.

BarryH_GEG said:
Now the question. This is a still from the video. Look at the difference in the menus. The One X has the setting dots by themselves and the AT&T version has them overlay options from the app. Is this the way it's implemented in production?
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I would say so; to the right it looks like a down arrow ("hide" maybe?)- maybe there is a gesture to call it up once hidden? That would be sweet (9/10 times I don't need a menu button when using something- being able to "call it up" for that 1/10 would be awesome and give more screen real-estate)
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BarryH_GEG said:
Interesting comparison of the AT&T One X vs. international. Boot time on the AT&T version's pretty sluggish.
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I don't think this is the AT&T version. Here is a picture of the one @therulebookman was able to purchase early; note the AT&T logo at the top and the 1.73.502.1 software version (video's is 1.44.something).
I don't doubt that it is an S4 processor, but is definitely an unfinished build or test device...

I ran the test on our demo just now and scored 6700. So its accurate...
More interesting is that my Antutu benchmark shows GS3 stats. o_0

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I would say so; to the right it looks like a down arrow ("hide" maybe?)- maybe there is a gesture to call it up once hidden? That would be sweet (9/10 times I don't need a menu button when using something- being able to "call it up" for that 1/10 would be awesome and give more screen real-estate)
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Yes, I believe that's actually also in a later rom version for the international version to that the one on the left hasn't been updated to. Alot of people complained about the weird placement of the menu key since the rest of the buttons are capacitive and you don't have the softkeys with the HOX.

lol i just ran antutu on my captivate and 6700 is looking pretty damn good compared to 2900

That is the AT&T version, but if you look at the top left you can see some odd etchings, early test device and software.
Ignore this video...

designgears said:
Ignore this video...
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Can you look at this thread and respond? It's not a XL issue but I'd be interested in a devs perspective. Thx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619432

Well it's beating my AT&T Note which has the S3 SoC.
Getting 6226 on AnTuTu with no overclock

Just ran it on my SGSII (bell version) and scored 6158
ram: 898
cpu int: 1699
cpu float: 1334
2d: 298 (higher than the one XL)
3d: 1233 (higher than the one XL)
data IO: 390
sd write: 11.3
sd read: 28.5 (onboard memory)
cpu freq: 1200mhz
Seems to me the GPU speed is on par even with the new ONE XL

equlizer said:
Just ran it on my SGSII (bell version) and scored 6158
ram: 898
cpu int: 1699
cpu float: 1334
2d: 298 (higher than the one XL)
3d: 1233 (higher than the one XL)
data IO: 390
sd write: 11.3
sd read: 28.5 (onboard memory)
cpu freq: 1200mhz
Seems to me the GPU speed is on par even with the new ONE XL
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More than double the pixels on the htc one xl lowers the score in graphics. I do admit the cpu is doing well on the sgs2.
Regarding Tegra3 vs Snapdragon s4, antutu is about the best use case for a quadcore. There are few real world mobile apps that even max out a dual core. In general use the snapdragon s4 is only slightly slower.

Well this is what my Gnex is doing with a ROM, kernel, OCed and speeds maxed. And the 1X is easily beating it on the stock ROM, and stock clock. Color me impressed.

Motorola Razr i announced!

Most interesting spec would be it's 2GHz Intel processor and an edge to edge screen.
Motorola Razr i XT890
Specs:
CPU: Intel Atom Z2460 @ 1.3GHz
Boost to 2GHz
GPU: PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz
Radio: XMM6260 baseband (HSDPA+. no LTE)
Screen: 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED Advanced
Edge-To-Edge screen
Battery: 2000mAh battery (20 hr usage time)
OS: 4.0 ICS (upgradable to 4.1 Jelly Bean "soon" )
Camera: Illuminated 8MP rear camera
HDR capable
H.264 Baseline 1080p @ 30fps with AAC 44.1kHz audio
LED flash
Camera startup in <1 second
Burst of 10 shots in <1 second
0.3MP front camera
Media playback: 1080p @ 30fps for H.264/VC-1
720p @ 30fps for MPEG-4
D1 @ 50/60fps for H.263
AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced
AMR NB, AMR WB
MIDI
MP3
PCM
WAV
WMA (v2, v7, v8, v9, v10)
FLAC
OGG/Vorbis
WLAN: 802.11a/g/b/n (2.4GHz/5GHz)
Mobile Hotspot (up to 8 connections)
Bluetooth: Class 1, Version 2.1+EDR
Memory: 1GB RAM
8GB flash memory
5GB user avaliable
microSD card expansion
Connectivity: 3.5mm
USB 2.0 HS
DLNA
NFC
Location Services: aGPS (assisted)
Standalone GPS
eCompass
Available in a variety of carries in the UK and Latin America
Unlockable Bootloader (Subject to region and carrier restrictions)
Build: Splash guard coating
Kevlar back
Gorilla glass
Aircraft-grade aluminium
60.9mm x 122.5mm x 8.3mm
126g
Comments:
The CPU base clock will be at 1.3GHz, and will boost if thermal headway is available, to 2GHz. Think of Turbo Boost in desktop Intel CPU.
The Razr i will ship in October to select European and Latin American markets, including the UK, France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
Radio information:
Code:
HSPA+ Rel.7, Cat 14/Cat6 (21Mbps DL/5.8Mbps UL)
2G Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; GPRS EDGE Class 10
HSPA+/UMTS Tri-Band 900/1900/2100 MHz (I/II/VIII)
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I'm pretty excited being a Motorola fan, but wonder if this'll help Intel take off at all. The switch from ARM architecture could be a pain too many for devs
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Here's a hands-on of the device.
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From my naive point of view, this seems very exciting. Finally, some competition to ARM, and able to get 2ghz, none the less! I know very little about how Atom compares, though; hopefully the experts will get a good look at it.

Pretty good specs, though I doubt I'll buy it. Next thing I'm buying is GS4 or Note 2.
sent from my captivate glide running ICS (NardROM 0.4 Rooted)

Funny how this gets less attention then the previous moto launch. I think this launch is more ground breaking.

True. This is pretty ground breaking.
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Wow... and I reall like the size too. Coul be finally a worthy succesor for my old Desire

x潮騒x said:
Wow... and I reall like the size too. Coul be finally a worthy succesor for my old Desire
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I'll either get this or the Razr HD Maxx. Now it just depends on the level of developer support.

Fantastic Phone
I am amazed with the spec. 2GHz.... Netbooks are barely 2Ghz. It's not about how many cores, but the rate at which it processes data, which perhaps might be better than any Quad-core phone out there. This might be my next phone [if it comes to my carrier].

x潮騒x said:
Wow... and I reall like the size too. Coul be finally a worthy succesor for my old Desire
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My thoughts exactly when saw it yesterday
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I wonder if Ubuntu will jump on this opporunity to run on X86 phones instead.

GPU is kinda dissapointing
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Would it be possible, at least in theory, to install and run Windows XP, 8 , Ubuntu or any full-fledged x86 OS on this phone? I wonder since it's an x86 processor, and it has everything it needs to comfortably run a full desktop OS...

^ I wouldn't bet on that. Windows would need an ntfs/FAT file system as opposed to extX that come on these phones, but could THAT be done? Well, only time will tell...
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ajslave said:
^ I wouldn't bet on that. Windows would need an ntfs/FAT file system as opposed to extX that come on these phones, but could THAT be done? Well, only time will tell...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Dual boot from SD card?

alexanderlll said:
Would it be possible, at least in theory, to install and run Windows XP, 8 , Ubuntu or any full-fledged x86 OS on this phone? I wonder since it's an x86 processor, and it has everything it needs to comfortably run a full desktop OS...
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Thats what I'm wondering, but if it has a locked bootloader it may be hard to do. If someone could port a GRUB style bootloader it may be possible. But I don't know how Windows would react to a non IBM-PC style system which lacks a traditional BIOS. It would probably be easier to get x86 Ubuntu running first since Android is Linux based.

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Thats what I'm wondering, but if it has a locked bootloader it may be hard to do. If someone could port a GRUB style bootloader it may be possible. But I don't know how Windows would react to a non IBM-PC style system which lacks a traditional BIOS. It would probably be easier to get x86 Ubuntu running first since Android is Linux based.
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The phone will come with an unlocked bootloader.
I too am considering this phone as a replacement to my old HTC Desire.
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Here are the most in-depth reviews that I've found so far:
Techradar
Expertreviews
Cnet
It's looking like quite a solid mid-range priced phone.
A few critical thoughts so far:
I'd like to be able to customise the lockscreen apps, at the moment these are fixed to: Camera, Messages and Call.
I'd like to be able to access quick settings from the Notification bar so I don't need to close an app to get to these.
I'd like to be able to auto focus the camera by half pressing the dedicated camera button.
Needs the latest Android version ASAP.
4G LTE would be nice but I can understand that's asking a bit much at this stage.

I have the original razr xt910 and im moving to sgs3 and will never buy a moto phone again no matter what it has or good it is I'm done with moto.
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razielpr said:
I have the original razr xt910 and im moving to sgs3 and will never buy a moto phone again no matter what it has or good it is I'm done with moto.
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Any particular reason? Did you have a bad experience with the xt910?
I think the sgs3 is a tad too big for me.

Comparison of the two S4 versions

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/939/snap600.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9500
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8408/exynos5.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos_(system_on_chip)

legion1911 said:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/939/snap600.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9500
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8408/exynos5.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos_(system_on_chip)
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The Octa is definitely the better if the two, but battery-life still needs investigating.

octa better in GPU and worse to CPU

Oh sorry read it wrong, wow 533mhz, way faster than the iPhones.

legion1911 said:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/939/snap600.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9500
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8408/exynos5.jpg
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos_(system_on_chip)
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First of all, there is no confirmation that GT-I9505 aka LTE edition is using Snapdragon 600.
Wikipedia is not a good source to look for answers.

Livebyte said:
First of all, there is no confirmation that GT-I9505 aka LTE edition is using Snapdragon 600.
Wikipedia is not a good source to look for answers.
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It has been confirmed a hundred times over. Just check any retail store that sells the i9505 and you'll see the s600 listed in the specs.

http://g8market.ru/Mobile_phones/Samsung/samsung_galaxy_s4
Видеоускоритель: PowerVR SGX544MP3
роцессор
Тип процессора: ARM Cortex-A15
Тактовая частота (МГц): 1.6 ГГц
Количество ядер: 4/8
Другое: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50
Exynos with LTE.
other example: http://www.getgoods.de/detail/index/sArticle/749901
i9505
1,6 GHz Octa-Core Prozessor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB interner Speicher

paorpas said:
octa better in GPU and worse to CPU
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How did you come to that conclusion ? The A15 should perform a lot faster(check benchmarks for 5250 and Tegra4). The Octa has the added benefit of a custom audio processor which means it'll probably have much better AQ as well. No point in getting the S4 with the s600 if the Octa is available. LTE is not worth sacrificing everything else for. The S3 is even better value IMHO than the i9505 at this point.

twixter said:
http://g8market.ru/Mobile_phones/Samsung/samsung_galaxy_s4
Видеоускоритель: PowerVR SGX544MP3
роцессор
Тип процессора: ARM Cortex-A15
Тактовая частота (МГц): 1.6 ГГц
Количество ядер: 4/8
Другое: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50
Exynos with LTE.
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Toss3 said:
It has been confirmed a hundred times over. Just check any retail store that sells the i9505 and you'll see the s600 listed in the specs.
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Toss3 said:
How did you come to that conclusion ? The A15 should perform a lot faster(check benchmarks for 5250 and Tegra4). The Octave has the added benefit of a custom audio processor which means it'll probably have much better AQ as well. No point in getting the S4 with the s600 if the Octa is available. LTE is not worth sacrificing everything else for. The S3 is even better value IMHO than the i9505 at this point.
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My bad guys.
Well the people here in my country is going to be so disappointed they're gonna get the weaker version.
All our carriers here now have LTE.
Too bad then.

twixter said:
http://g8market.ru/Mobile_phones/Samsung/samsung_galaxy_s4
Видеоускоритель: PowerVR SGX544MP3
роцессор
Тип процессора: ARM Cortex-A15
Тактовая частота (МГц): 1.6 ГГц
Количество ядер: 4/8
Другое: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50
Exynos with LTE.
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That is not what I consider to be a reputable source. TaskuMuro got a confirmation from Samsung themselves that the i9505 would be the only model coming to Finland due to it being the only one with LTE support for the 1800/2600mhz bands.

Toss3 said:
How did you come to that conclusion ? The A15 should perform a lot faster(check benchmarks for 5250 and Tegra4). The Octave has the added benefit of a custom audio processor which means it'll probably have much better AQ as well. No point in getting the S4 with the s600 if the Octa is available. LTE is not worth sacrificing everything else for. The S3 is even better value IMHO than the i9505 at this point.
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Tegra 4 is technically superior.
CPU performance might be similar but
The GPU on Tegra 4 is 2x faster (90.2GFlops) than PowerVR SGX544MP3 (50.2GFlops)
I cannot wait for a Tegra 4 device.

Livebyte said:
Tegra 4 is technically superior.
CPU performance might be similar but
The GPU on Tegra 4 is 2x faster (90.2GFlops) than PowerVR SGX544MP3 (50.2GFlops)
I cannot wait for a Tegra 4 device.
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Those are marketting stats.. and its only coming out on q3 or q4.. and its not tegra 4 which is coming out then..its tegra4i (a little downclocked version of tegra 4) which will be released at the end of the year.. And there willl be something else out by then.. keep waiting.. that powervr could be upgraded or overclocked in the note 3 or the next samsung phone..
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Chillz88 said:
Those are marketting stats.. and it only coming out on q3 or q4.. there willl be something ekse out by then.. keep waiting.. that powervr could be upgraded or overclocked in the note 3 or the next samsung phone..
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Q2 dude. Get your sources right.
No unlikely. Based on their trends from S2 to Note, S3 to Note 2
They just overclock their processor exactly 0.2 Ghz.
No chance you're getting a better GPU.

Livebyte said:
Q2 dude. Get your sources right.
No unlikely. Based on their trends from S2 to Note, S3 to Note 2
They just overclock their processor exactly 0.2 Ghz.
No chance you're getting a better GPU.
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I know my sources. And its q3.. and wait for benchmarks when it lands on consumer devices.. not on those benchmarks..
. they are not even on your htc devices yet.. they might even get s800s in the q3 htc devices.. so stop spreading stuffs based om rumors.. marketting benchmarks and rumored devices..
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Chillz88 said:
I know my sources. And its q3.. and wait for benchmarks when it lands on consumer devices.. not on those benchmarks..
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My point still stands. Tegra 4 is superior based on GPU alone.

Noticed something weird - all 16Gb versions are listed as i9505 while all 32Gb version are listed as i9500. Maybe the only way to get the octa is to get the 32Gb version?(check the product code from Samsung)

Livebyte said:
My point still stands. Tegra 4 is superior based on GPU alone.
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Lmao.. u are ignorant.. its tegra 4i thats landing in mobile devices.. get your facts right. Tegra 4 isnt even optumized for phones.. its tegra 4i.. this is a samsung forum... not your htc or your rumored device forum.
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Chillz88 said:
Lmao.. u are ignorant.. its tegra 4i thats landing in mobile devices.. get your facts right. Tegra 4 isnt even optumized for phones.. its tegra 4i.. this is a samsung forum... not your htc or your rumored device forum.
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Tegra 4 is coming to tablets & HIGH-END phones which the S4 belongs to. Does it not? Where the hell you get your sources?

Livebyte said:
Tegra 4 is coming to tablets & HIGH-END phones which the S4 belongs to. Does it not? Where the hell you get your sources?
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Smh.. its Rumored coming to tablets and not in q3..wdf.. not to phones
Tegra 4 in phones= tegra 4i.. should I spoonfeed u more.. ?
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Is not this thread supposed to be about comparison of S4 variants? Where the hell is it turning in? If that Octacores are starting with 32 GB only that wont be bad for me. But it actually sounds quite strange.