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Snapdragon HDMI?

I'm starting this thread cause I'm curious what you have to say on this.
Qualcomm is talking much(especially lately) about their snapdragon platform and how great it will be, that it will play 720p videos with support for multiply codecs and that it will be 3D graphic 'monster', but lately I think that it lacks one very important function HDMI. I know that there isn't even one phone which has it(but more and more phones have TV-out and with the flood of HD TV's it's a must) but either there is one that is capable of playbacking 720p content and for now only tegra has HDMI which is something that puts a smile on my face. With it it can become ultimate PMP.
Do you think qualcomm should add HD out to snapdragon or leave it these way and wait for newer processor from snapdragon family?
Please answer maybe they will read it and they will add it

sorry...i dont know what to answer....
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sorry...i dont know what to answer....
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then maybe you shouldn't have bothered posting.
I think they should wait on it for a newer processor.

Samsung Announces Exynos 5250 SoC, 2GHz A15 Dual-Core

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Samsung has just unveiled a new System-on-chip (SoC) for future mobile devices. It’s the Exynos 5250 that boasts two Cortex-A15 chips clocked at 2GHz. The dual-core Exynos 5250 is created using a 32nm-low power HKMG process and is said to double the performance when compared to a 1.5GHz dual-core SoC based on Cortex-A9.
In addition to improved processing performance, Exynos 5250 features graphics performance improved by four times compared to Cortex-A9-based Application Processors, supports stereoscopic 3D displays and a display resolution of up to WQXGA (2560×1600).
Samsung says the new Exynos chip will be used in high-end tablets and will be mass produced sometime in the second quarter of next year.
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http://sammyhub.com/2011/11/30/samsung-unveils-cortex-a15-2ghz-exynos-5250-soc/
I have a feeling this will run circles around Tegra 3.

Killer Bee said:
http://sammyhub.com/2011/11/30/samsung-unveils-cortex-a15-2ghz-exynos-5250-soc/
I have a feeling this will run circles around Tegra 3.
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Damn, I just posted it in the Galaxy S3 rumor page.
Yea, you are right. It will run circles and a few squares and rectangles around any A9 SoC.

4x the Mali-400MP eh, I guess that means a new GPU. I wonder which one since the Mali-T604 won't be out until 2013.

Could be S3 material, the timing (Q2) matches.
Perhaps the GPU is the SGX543's successor ?

a strong mobile and i will have a buy ..

Initially this SoC will be available to Galaxy series Tablets and not for Smartphones.....

Killer Bee said:
4x the Mali-400MP eh, I guess that means a new GPU. I wonder which one since the Mali-T604 won't be out until 2013.
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T604 & T658 will arrive next year in devices according to this blog...
http://blogs.arm.com/multimedia/626-launching-mali-t658-“hi-five-eight-welcome-to-the-party”/

Nigma2k said:
T604 & T658 will arrive next year in devices according to this blog...
http://blogs.arm.com/multimedia/626-launching-mali-t658-“hi-five-eight-welcome-to-the-party”/
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I'd like the T604 to be in the Exynos 5250 but that gpu was said to be 10x more powerful than the Mali-400, something Samsung would probably state if that was were the case.
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nice, maybe i will buy it

I'm thinking a Mali T604 in the 4412 and SGX 543 MP4 in the 5520. They recently announced that they have a license for 5 series MP

Killer Bee said:
I'd like the T604 to be in the Exynos 5250 but that gpu was said to be 10x more powerful than the Mali-400, something Samsung would probably state if that was were the case.
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T658 will be 10x Mali 400, so t604 is more inline with what Samsung are saying.

iPad 3 with A5 S? It's been mention it'll have a higher resolution and it's been mentioned that its coming soon.

Put one in a galaxy tab and give me some xda devs making firmware for it and i'll get it.

The Dogan said:
iPad 3 with A5 S? It's been mention it'll have a higher resolution and it's been mentioned that its coming soon.
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Who made the processor ? Samsung ? I don't think so
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thats gonna be a crazy phone

EmoBoiix3 said:
Who made the processor ? Samsung ? I don't think so
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I thought it was based on theirs? Just with some tweaks for iOS and all that.
EDIT: Just checked wikipedia and it says the A5 is manufactured by Samsung. If it's manufactured by sammy then I'd say there's a pretty good chance it's based on their tech.

No its actually apple that designed it and sent the blueprints to SAMSUNG to make.
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Looks really nice, thanks!

Kailkti said:
No its actually apple that designed it and sent the blueprints to SAMSUNG to make.
$1 gets you a reply
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Aren't they at war ?
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I wonder how much it will overclock

[Q]Nexus S HD video recording hack

Hi guys.
My question is simple. Unlike the Galaxy S, the Nexus S doesn't support (720p) HD video recording. Both devices are essentially the same (Hummingbird chipset, same GPU etc.), so is it possible to enable this feature with a software hack like on the Nexus One? Are there any hardware limitations, if yes, whats the difference with the Galaxy S? If HD is not possible, is somthing like ~960x540 possible?
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Nexus one hack just upscaled videos from 720x480 to 1280x720

I'm not sure but I think I saw somewhere that the ns is missing a piece of hardware compared tothe galaxy s. Although other people were disputing that so hopefully its not true and there is a hack to get HD recording on the ns.

Nexus S camera isn't the same galaxy s its missing the HD encoder chip
720p will never happen

well we can always try hex editing the camera module. It's not difficult...

its been in discussion ever since the nexus s came out over a year ago
if it was that simple it would have happened by now its hardware limitation not software

demo23019 said:
Nexus S camera isn't the same galaxy s its missing the HD encoder chip
720p will never happen
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What about just more than the 480p? Like, 540p... And how about trying with raw files or software encoding? May use lots of space and slow the phone down, but why not...
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Why would you even want to use a phone for video recording, the quality is **** regardless of the resolution.

demo23019 said:
its been in discussion ever since the nexus s came out over a year ago
if it was that simple it would have happened by now its hardware limitation not software
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agreed, but if you beat a dead horse 5x, it'll come back to life
The phone's missing the hardware capability, plain and simple. No amount of hackery will get you a LEGITIMATE HD recording res.

Well, I only partially agree. It's always nice to have a small and more or less decent "camera" wherever you are.
Sent from my iced and sandwiched Nexus S.

djjonastybe said:
well we can always try hex editing the camera module. It's not difficult...
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If it's not difficult why haven't you done so?
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actually the nexus s has the HD recording capability built into it. It was originally thought that it didnt support it because of the missing chip but the camera module is a SoC. It is only not supported due to a codec problem, however, ICS was supposed to fix it by adding the h264 encoder codec into the system.

Yeah, but as much as I know, the SoC probably isn't porwerful enough. I think the SGS has a separate chip. (I searched quickly a few moments ago, but maybee what I'm saying is false..)
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noobiekins said:
actually the nexus s has the HD recording capability built into it. It was originally thought that it didnt support it because of the missing chip but the camera module is a SoC. It is only not supported due to a codec problem, however, ICS was supposed to fix it by adding the h264 encoder codec into the system.
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Can you point me to something that shows this is true? I'm not calling you a liar or anything, but I'm not aware of any resolution to the original issue of it NOT having an encoder chip being the reason.

CPU Platform, Audio DAC and More

Hi all, I was hoping to learn more about certain key parts within the device. What about the CPU board/platform? I know certain 2012 Xperias were grouped based on a common CPU board with codenames e.g. Fuji, Blue etc.
Also, does anyone know what DAC is used in this for audio? What is the quality of the audio with headphones like?
Any other key or interesting parts in the device to take note of? :victory:

SharpnShiny said:
Hi all, I was hoping to learn more about certain key parts within the device. What about the CPU board/platform? I know certain 2012 Xperias were grouped based on a common CPU board with codenames e.g. Fuji, Blue etc.
Also, does anyone know what DAC is used in this for audio? What is the quality of the audio with headphones like?
Any other key or interesting parts in the device to take note of? :victory:
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CPU - Qualcomm krait MSM8230
Board - MSM8930
Audio codec - WCD9304 (Sitar)
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i9500 DAC vs i9505 DAC

Just thought I'd throw my two cents out there. I have the international i9500 version of the galaxy s4 and it was kind of irritating me. The camera was slow and buggy and the phone heats up intermittently.. Not to mention samsung botched the implementation of big.LITTLE... I decided to buy the i9505, which has a good camera, is as fast as the octa and doesn't overheat.
Anyway I listen to music all the time (I listen with the Shure SE535s at the moment). All I have to say is that the DAC in the i9505 is rubbish compared to the Wolfson 8740 in the i9500.. For this reason only I have decided to keep the octa and ditch the i9505. I don't mind living with the little flaws in the i9500 for the sake of the amazing sound it outputs. And I mean the difference is huge.
Just a heads up for anyone thinking of getting an S4 and who listens to a lot of music through head / earphone.

Correction, the DAC is actually the Wolfson WM5102E (low power version)

I've noticed this too coming from the i9300 to the i9505. Unfortunately I believe this is one of the drawbacks of the 9505.
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You say the i9505 DAC is crap, if you dont mind, can you please try and explain the difference between the i9500 & i9505?
I have an i9505 and I think the music is the best from any other phone or music device I've used (HTC legend, HTC desire HD even an iPhone 4s with Beats™) or even a gen 4 iPod nano.
P.s. I do use power amp with tweeked sound settings and direct sound.
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ranger4740 said:
You say the i9505 DAC is crap, if you dont mind, can you please try and explain the difference between the i9500 & i9505?
I have an i9505 and I think the music is the best from any other phone or music device I've used (HTC legend, HTC desire HD even an iPhone 4s with Beats™) or even a gen 4 iPod nano.
P.s. I do use power amp with tweeked sound settings and direct sound.
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Yep sure: highs sounded tinny and harsh with the 9505.. When I swapped back to the i9500, the sound stage seemed larger, more details and the highs really natural.. both compaired using the Shure SE535 IEMs..

I have had the s3, note 2, htc one and using the s4 i9505 right now. My favorite is easily the note 2 with boeffla sound supported kernel, no complaints whatsoever. The htc one is a joke, sounds very similar to the one x which generally produces a weak sound. The s4 on the other hand sounded average with stock Rom, terribly weak on a Ge Rom but phenomenal with cm10.1 with dsp support. The difference between this and the Ge Rom is night and day.
Performance is equal or almost equal to the note 2. I am more than satisfied.
With the i9500 however I would not know
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wackyD said:
Just thought I'd throw my two cents out there. I have the international i9500 version of the galaxy s4 and it was kind of irritating me. The camera was slow and buggy and the phone heats up intermittently.. Not to mention samsung botched the implementation of big.LITTLE... I decided to buy the i9505, which has a good camera, is as fast as the octa and doesn't overheat.
Anyway I listen to music all the time (I listen with the Shure SE535s at the moment). All I have to say is that the DAC in the i9505 is rubbish compared to the Wolfson 8740 in the i9500.. For this reason only I have decided to keep the octa and ditch the i9505. I don't mind living with the little flaws in the i9500 for the sake of the amazing sound it outputs. And I mean the difference is huge.
Just a heads up for anyone thinking of getting an S4 and who listens to a lot of music through head / earphone.
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Hi
Very strange,I own a GT-I9500 a and it don't have any of the bugs you reported and the music sounds great, maybe you need to check the phone in support.
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That is one of the reasons i preferd the I9500, this and the way better GPU

NBruderman said:
That is one of the reasons i preferd the I9500, this and the way better GPU
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Better GPU? My i9505 is significantly smoother than my i9500 in gaming
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Headless_monkeyhunta96 said:
Better GPU? My i9505 is significantly smoother than my i9500 in gaming
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Wired, ive yet to see any lag in my I9500
Tapatalked from my GT-I9500

Wolfson is a beast, period. I have i9505 but i9500 with my beyerdynamics just destroy everything. I still love 9505 version more so I'm with it right now.
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kingofthebraves said:
I have had the s3, note 2, htc one and using the s4 i9505 right now. My favorite is easily the note 2 with boeffla sound supported kernel, no complaints whatsoever. The htc one is a joke, sounds very similar to the one x which generally produces a weak sound. The s4 on the other hand sounded average with stock Rom, terribly weak on a Ge Rom but phenomenal with cm10.1 with dsp support. The difference between this and the Ge Rom is night and day.
Performance is equal or almost equal to the note 2. I am more than satisfied.
With the i9500 however I would not know
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The Note II has a Wolfson chip, that'll explain why it sounds good

I had S3 and I can say the DAC in my 9505 is way better than in S3. 9505 rocks, 9500 fails everywhere. You need to be crazy to get the 9500 for maybe 5% more powerful volume Just saying...

demlasjr said:
I had S3 and I can say the DAC in my 9505 is way better than in S3. 9505 rocks, 9500 fails everywhere. You need to be crazy to get the 9500 for maybe 5% more powerful volume Just saying...
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It's got nothing to do with volume. Did you read the previous posts? The quality of the sound output on the I9500 is superior.. And yes theres a little bit of extra volume.

wackyD said:
It's got nothing to do with volume. Did you read the previous posts? The quality of the sound output on the I9500 is superior.. And yes theres a little bit of extra volume.
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There is everywhere saying that there is no difference in the quality mate, there are even professional tests and official graphics made by gsmarena proving that
Sent from my GT-I9505 32GB black using Tapatalk HD

ranger4740 said:
You say the i9505 DAC is crap, if you dont mind, can you please try and explain the difference between the i9500 & i9505?
I have an i9505 and I think the music is the best from any other phone or music device I've used (HTC legend, HTC desire HD even an iPhone 4s with Beats™) or even a gen 4 iPod nano.
P.s. I do use power amp with tweeked sound settings and direct sound.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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yupp..u r rite man..for any android device, no need to listen std music player.We have poweramp.if compare with any iphone or thousand ipod player u can't beat poweramp player with audio tweak on kernel (siyah for S3 & perseus for S4).for me audio sound the most important on every my devices..
of course my fav. music is hardcore, that's why sound the most important to me..
mine only having issue with laggy sometimes.it's okay, nothing can be perfect on real life.
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one more thing to ensure poweramp pushing to the limit, make sure u need earpiece with output more than 90db.it sure the "beats tour" one of perfect output with high clarity sound.

i9500 with poweramp + stweaks playing hardcore & metalcore.
this is wht i mean..

Thoroughly enjoy the audio quality in my I9500, it's very "full", clear with very deep bass, it's the 1st phone where I haven't changed the equaliser settings as it comes out-the-box amazing
Personally haven't had the lag problems with my I9500, so I'm very happy. Sony Exmor RS camera sensor, Wolfson DAC, great GPU, beastly A15 CPU at just 1.6GHz, loving it couldn't careless for LTE as it's still very limited down here.

Refer to the device comparison/discussion sticky.
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