Hi there!
I'm currently in the hunt for an Android Honeycomb 3.1/3.2 tablet. and i'm choosing between Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus which has the Mali 400MP GPU and the Sony Tablet S' own Geforce by Nvidia Tegra 2. (both has a dual core processor although Samsung has a slight edge i think with the new Exynos 1.2GHz)
Based on the initial tech specs i've seen online the Samsung has a supposedly mind-altering 20 hours battery life while Sony has only 6 hours max. advertised.
I'm not a technical person but may i ask in your opinion is the better device's GPU in terms of better gaming, better graphics rendering, better battery life and better heat dissipation?
Thank you.
In the cpu department the exynos wins. In the GPU i'm not sure since it's a bit harder, but all i do know is that tegra 2 is unable to play high profile HD/1080p.
Am i correct in saying that Samsung made the Exynos processors and ARM the Mali-400MP? or are they the same now?
Did samsung made the iPhone 4/S' processor/GPU?
Would you consider the Mali-400MP better than Nvidia's Geforce Tegra 2 GPU? (in terms of the above i mentioned)
(i.e. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus vs Sony Tablet S)
They didn't/don't make the Mali, but they do put it together with the cortex a9's.
As I said, I'm not sure on the graphics part.
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Does a processor speed or the graphics card determines a device's overall performance & responsiveness?
I'll be mainly surfing the net, watch Youtube videos, facebook, twitter, viewing .pdf or .doc files, odd photos & uploading them, listening to music, playing games, using DLNA to watch movies to my TV.
I wonder if a few bucks of investment on a faster processor is worth it. (e.g. Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus vs Galaxy Tab 7.7)
That and software efficiency. I am not sure about samsung tablets, but all I know is that the sgs 2 is the smoothest and possibly fastest android phone available. But personally samsung tablets are overpriced, you'd be better off with the new or old asus transformer.
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I like more the tablet with Tegra 2
Tegra 2 is okay, but IMHO it's the software/drivers/OS that was released (Honeycomb) with Tegra that gave Tegra a bad wrap. Those two just don't work well together.
I played around with a 7.0 Plus awhile back and man those Exynos dual cores fly!
IMO Exynos is better at this current time, but doesn't have the gamer following like Tegra, and may never with Tegra 3 out now.
I prefer something that has a smaller than 10" screen like the Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus or the Galaxy Tab 7.7 because of the size and as i heard of the dual-core processors being that good.
I still don't know if there is any truth to the "rumour" that the Exynos-powered tablets (like the 7.0 Plus and 7.7) have 20 hours of standby battery life. is this true?
And can you gauge a tablet's battery life on the processor speed, RAM or the OS?
exynos is better as i,ve heard
Saw this video on Youtube comparing a Samsung Galaxy S2 (with the Tegra 2 chipset) and the LG Optimus 2X with an Exynos chipset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4jzO3sN5U
and it looked like the LG with the Exynos one is smoother in running/rendering 3D.
am i correct?
+1 for exynos. Tegra 2 is awesome as well.
sent from an HTC sensation on CM7 alpha #10
The problem with those new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and 7.7. are just that...they are new. sure there are reviews but there isn't much on the high-street to actually try it.
The one i fancy right now is the Sony Tablet S. seen the actual thing and it is really smooth and almost flawless. and it has Tegra 2. so surely even on a 1Ghz dual-core it must be good.
rumored specs for the note II are
quadcore a15 CPU clocked at 1.8ghz
mali600 gpu 60% faster than the one in the s3
a 16mp camera
touchwiz nature UX
5.5 inch 1080p HD samoled + screen
3900mah battery
2.5gb ram
smaller than the note but bigger than the s3
if these specs are real this over takes the ipad 3
so my question is do we wait? of do we get the s3 now
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rumored specs for the note II are
quadcore a15 CPU clocked at 1.8ghz
mali600 gpu 60% faster than the one in the s3
a 16mp camera
touchwiz nature UX
5.5 inch 1080p HD samoled + screen
3900mah battery
2.5gb ram
smaller than the note but bigger than the s3
if these specs are real this over takes the ipad 3
so my question is do we wait? of do we get the s3 now
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C'mon man, i loooove science fiction and even i can't believe that those are the specs.
CPU and GPU maybe but camera.... ram.....battery.... i don't think so.
But it is worth waitin for. I hope this time they will put something other then pentile and i will jump in the boat
paintball23456 said:
rumored specs for the note II are
quadcore a15 CPU clocked at 1.8ghz
mali600 gpu 60% faster than the one in the s3
a 16mp camera
touchwiz nature UX
5.5 inch 1080p HD samoled + screen
3900mah battery
2.5gb ram
smaller than the note but bigger than the s3
if these specs are real this over takes the ipad 3
so my question is do we wait? of do we get the s3 now
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Knowing how Samsung like to take there sweet time releasing anything who knows what the note 2 will be but I think some these specs are a little OTT, and its the age old thing, if you wait for the note II then the S4 will be just round the corer and you just end up in a never ending 'waiting' game for the 'perfect' device, if I was you just go for the G3 (or the Note 1, i love mine)
If there is a possibility that we take birite do not think, in extreme cases can be sold.
http://www.concept-phones.com/samsung/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-quad-core-beast-1080p-amoled-display/
ram will be in the relm of 2gb defo and
damn i cant find the link were i found the camera part and battery
zacthespack said:
Knowing how Samsung like to take there sweet time releasing anything who knows what the note 2 will be but I think some these specs are a little OTT, and its the age old thing, if you wait for the note II then the S4 will be just round the corer and you just end up in a never ending 'waiting' game for the 'perfect' device, if I was you just go for the G3 (or the Note 1, i love mine)
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true but the note 2 wont just be a s4........
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true but the note 2 wont just be a s4........
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how do you know? really devices are always going to be getting better, If i was you look at devices released now and just pick, because I will guarantee a few months after (if not sooner) the release of the note 2 a device that has better spec will be released
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how do you know? really devices are always going to be getting better, If i was you look at devices released now and just pick, because I will guarantee a few months after (if not sooner) the release of the note 2 a device that has better spec will be released
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the s4 will most likely have exynos 5 which is dualcore(sucks)
1080p screen could be on the note 2 because its 5.5 inches not 4.8
Rumors < facts
Rumors are rumors. Facts are facts. Go for the sIII
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Personal Reviews
SIII
Hey,
as a SIII User the new galaxy S4 isn´t very interesting for me. it looks a bit better, the screen should be amazing and 2Gb of RAM are cool. But the rest isn´t, as i think, for the main public important.
The step from s2 to s3 was a better one...
Re: [INFO]-Samsung's New flagship- Galaxy S4 MEGA INFO/DISCUSSION THREAD
S13gfried said:
Hey,
as a SIII User the new galaxy S4 isn´t very interesting for me. it looks a bit better, the screen should be amazing and 2Gb of RAM are cool. But the rest isn´t, as i think, for the main public important.
The step from s2 to s3 was a better one...
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I just wish Sammy would put the same chipset in their devices rather than two different ones. The key for me is if the radio is better. The GS3 for US Verizon is fine with medium to good signal, but a battery sucker with weaker signal. Easily the worse of any Android phone I have owned.
I still like the device a lot, but hoping the radio chipset is better and on par with the HTC and Motorola devices I have owned. I like Samsung, since the provide sd slot and battery options. The others are moving away from both, so will not get my business. This device seems a logical evolution form the S3, which is still a great device.
The one issue though is why the super high res on a small display? I am not seeing the value add, since the current resolution is fine for the device size. All the higher res display does is force more battery drain and a hotter running device. It is not like many people will be reading books on a phone.
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rushless said:
I just wish Sammy would put the same chipset in their devices rather than two different ones. The key for me is if the radio is better. The GS3 for US Verizon is fine with medium to good signal, but a battery sucker with weaker signal. Easily the worse of any Android phone I have owned.
I still like the device a lot, but hoping the radio chipset is better and on par with the HTC and Motorola devices I have owned. I like Samsung, since the provide sd slot and battery options. The others are moving away from both, so will not get my business. This device seems a logical evolution form the S3, which is still a great device.
The one issue though is why the super high res on a small display? I am not seeing the value add, since the current resolution is fine for the device size. All the higher res display does is force more battery drain and a hotter running device. It is not like many people will be reading books on a phone.
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1080p is the direction all OEMS are going Octa core is actually designed to save power see the Arm big.LITTLE link in the OP
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Couple of important points that I missed earlier --
1] Support for HEVC/H.265. AFAIK, the first phone to support this format.
2] New screen matrix. Possibly diamond shape.
Diamond Matrix?
3] Official micro-site: http://samsung.com/galaxys4
S13gfried said:
Hey,
as a SIII User the new galaxy S4 isn´t very interesting for me. it looks a bit better, the screen should be amazing and 2Gb of RAM are cool. But the rest isn´t, as i think, for the main public important.
The step from s2 to s3 was a better one...
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Think it's time to give away my s2 to my wife ... and get s4 in return
Re: [INFO]-Samsung's New flagship- Galaxy S4 MEGA INFO/DISCUSSION THREAD
hot_spare said:
Couple of important points that I missed earlier --
1] Support for HEVC/H.265. AFAIK, the first phone to support this format.
2] New screen matrix. Possibly diamond shape.
Diamond Matrix?
3] Official micro-site: http://samsung.com/galaxys4
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Website is already up but I'll add pic to OP
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TingTingin said:
Website is already up but I'll add pic to OP
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Hey, check the official link in your OP. Not opening for me.
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Hey, check the official link in your OP. Not opening for me.
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Re: [INFO]-Samsung's New flagship- Galaxy S4 MEGA INFO/DISCUSSION THREAD
Galaxy s4 vs HTC one
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It's almost the same thing with S3 (form factor), i ve grown to like the design,i would let you knw that i was expecting a small amount of aluminium or polycarbon. sincerely i am getting tired of the all plastic body,so a lil bit of change in design should make the phone unbeatable. HTC ONE has a beautiful design,if only Samsung could have designed the S4 with premium materials.Overall Samsung makes the best android phones.
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nuramohammed26 said:
It's almost the same thing with S3 (form factor), i ve grown to like the design,i would let you knw that i was expecting a small amount of aluminium or polycarbon. sincerely i am getting tired of the all plastic body,so a lil bit of change in design should make the phone unbeatable. HTC ONE has a beautiful design,if only Samsung could have designed the S4 with premium materials.Overall Samsung makes the best android phones.
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I too was hoping for a new design buy alas my wish was not granted still a great phone though
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Re: [INFO]-Samsung's New flagship- Galaxy S4 MEGA INFO/DISCUSSION THREAD
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is it managed to learn which audio DAC Chip S4 uses?
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thekoRngear said:
is it managed to learn which audio DAC Chip S4 uses?
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I saw something in a s3 thread am not sure though see the OP the part on earsmart
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when the s4 coming to asia
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bwin999 said:
when the s4 coming to asia
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We don't have proper details on availability yet I'll update as details become available
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Re: [INFO]-Samsung's New flagship- Galaxy S4 MEGA INFO/DISCUSSION THREAD
android_geek_here said:
HTC has adopted this way of BASHING SAMSUNG. This looks bad. Where there's a competition there's a victory for ONE. Get a life HTC.
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Added to OP
To mainstream what does that even mean lol
But guys I don't b want this to turn into a manufacturer smackdown keep it clean
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