http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/htc-nvidia-quad-core-tegra-3/
The first quadcore phone
That's awesome but i think it might a little before they will have a large selection of apps to optimize the phone. Can't wait for a Samsung quad core, i love samsung phones.
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What do you really need Quad Core for? Dual core is a step up from Single but is it really necessary to have a Quad Core phone?
htc boooooooooooo
you don't want a faster phone... do you have a super computer in your pocket? or dual core is good enough, because you don't think apps or user demands are never going to increase?
hey guys,
i just wanted to ask if its worth buying a dual core phone right now .. since no apps that are out now, really make use of the dual core processor.
i was thinking of buying either the SAMSUNG GALAXY R or the SONY ERICSSON XPERIA NEO V ..
so i was wondering if i really need the galaxy R (1GHZ dual core and 1GB of RAM).. or should i just stick to neo V(1GHZ single core and 512MB ram) as i'd be saving about a 60$.. other than that both phones are very similar .. i.e both are getting ICS .. both a 5MP camera.. etc..
please give me your suggestions as i just cant make up my mind !!
GALAXY R or NEO V ??
I think it really depends. I think Android ICS for example could handle the dual core chips a bit better than Gingerbread, but OEMS do try to customize the OS so it can handle resources as needed. All it does really is to speed up multitasking and other resource intensive apps. My biggest concern is how much more bloatware the OEMs and wireless carriers put onto the device, thus making it buggy and slower than it should. So in the end it wouldn't matter if u had a dual core or single core, 512 or 1GB RAM, it would depend how buggy you want the phone to be. It may not be buggy out of the box, but once u begin using it in the real world (downloading apps, making calls while surfing the web, playing games, etc) it could begin to run a bit slower.
Personally, I don't really think a dual core chip is needed if the OS is streamlined enough where it can handle and allocate resources when it needs them. With the combination of dual core chips, 4G HSPA+ and LTE, i would argue that you would be sacrificing some battery life.
If you are going with Android, i would say to spring for the dual core chipset since it seems thats where software is headed. As a WP7 user, it doesn't bother me using a single core chip. The OS runs very fluid and it can intelligently manage its resources. I trust ICS will manage resources as needed too.
As far as RAM, it is always good to have more RAM in the device. If you go with the phone with beefier specs then u know that it will last you longer as far as support for the device, updates, etc.
Hope u r not bothered by me being a WP7 user and giving u advice for Android. I do have an Android tablet that i do use from time to time. It has a sinlge core chipset and it does run fairly smooth, for an Android device that is. My friend has a MyTouch 4G and it runs fairly smooth, but at times i notice it lags.
I would say to play around with them in the store and compare the two side by side.
I would hold off until after the MWC where everyone will be showing the new quad core phones that will become the standard.
@TKETZ196
thanks a lot that kinda did clear a few things..
so i'm starting to lean towards the dual core phone.. guess there's no arguing its more future proof..
insane91 said:
@TKETZ196
thanks a lot that kinda did clear a few things..
so i'm starting to lean towards the dual core phone.. guess there's no arguing its more future proof..
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Its not really future proof with quadcore phones coming out. Once they do we will all be in the same boat we are in now. Apps and OS updates will be tailored for the quadcore instead of the dual core.
ok but they do stand a better chance compared to the single core ones right ! i'm looking at a phone that should last me another year and a half atleast.
given the choices that i have in the mid range budget i want to know if the GALAXY R is a good candidate to place my money on.. given that its one of the very few nice dual core phone in the price bracket other than optimus 2x.
insane91 said:
ok but they do stand a better chance compared to the single core ones right ! i'm looking at a phone that should last me another year and a half atleast.
given the choices that i have in the mid range budget i want to know if the GALAXY R is a good candidate to place my money on.. given that its one of the very few nice dual core phone in the price bracket other than optimus 2x.
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Will they last. Oh of course. Just like the single core does now. It still works and you can still get apps for it. Will it be upgradable to newer OSs maybe maybe not. Can't know for sure. Only Google knows that for sure. If upgrades are what you are worried about then get a nexus as it will get them for sure. Anything else is up to the carriers or running a custom rom. I am waiting for a quadxore myself this way I know I would t have to worry about to many hardware restrictions. But all in all do some research before making a choice. Mainly keep an eye on MWC. Remember phones are already outdated by the time we get them and the next Gen are already being worked on.
Dual-Core is imo just Marketing. Nobody needs the power in normal use of the phone. If you play games this will be different, but at least playing games on 4" Devices isn't the funniest thing.
Tablets with Dual-Core and Quad-Core SoC's are the future, and to be state of the Art Dual-Core Smartphone SoC's will be Standard 2012.
phuxus said:
Dual-Core is imo just Marketing. Nobody needs the power in normal use of the phone. If you play games this will be different, but at least playing games on 4" Devices isn't the funniest thing.
Tablets with Dual-Core and Quad-Core SoC's are the future, and to be state of the Art Dual-Core Smartphone SoC's will be Standard 2012.
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i agree, but going multi-core is the future. it all depends on what apps you intend to run on your device. i just hope that battery technology can cope up with the rapid pace of mobile with multi-processors.
your unit may be uber quad-core fast, but would that last you for a day?
It's just a question of use.
If you only use your phone to text, phone, and a little web surfing, just stay on a single core.
If you want to have an advanced use of it, playing games, web surfing fluently with flash plugins, an interface with smooth scrollings...And with evolving capacities, like said before, on new versions of ROMS with plenty of possibilities, just go for it. May be you will keep your device longer, and it will worth your extra 60 bucks.
You just have to find the good ratio use/long lasting/short lasting/speed.
A non dual core phone is like buying a non dual core computer only do it if it's your only option.
IMHO
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dual core advantages
Dual core definitely has its advantages especially running ICS where there is a demand for more power
GPU,s respond better with dual core tech..will be quite a while before quad core takes hold so dual is the way to go for at least a year..more like six months though I would expect.
After carefully taking my phone apart which is linked below I can confirm that this phone is only sporting a single quad core processor running at 1.3ghz and not 2 quad core processors, also this phone has a 720p IPS display with 2gb of ram and 4gb ROM the WiFi as far as I can tell supports b, g and N as the speeds achieved through the active WiFi connection are not possible on a b/g chip.
I would like to point out that "fastcard tech" has been advertising this falsely as a 2 processor phone which would have a much better benchmark anyway, but I had yo know so I opened her up and found out for myself. Hope this helps anyone else who is as curious as me !
Please note that there were some parts of the phone I could not access but there was nothing to suggest 2 processors.
http://hdcmobile.com/hdc-beloved-honey.html
props to you man. thanks for the heads up.
but do you have picture to further strengthen your confirmation?
please post it here . thanks.
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After carefully taking my phone apart which is linked below I can confirm that this phone is only sporting a single quad core processor running at 1.3ghz and not 2 quad core processors, also this phone has a 720p IPS display with 2gb of ram and 4gb ROM the WiFi as far as I can tell supports b, g and N as the speeds achieved through the active WiFi connection are not possible on a b/g chip.
I would like to point out that "fastcard tech" has been advertising this falsely as a 2 processor phone which would have a much better benchmark anyway, but I had yo know so I opened her up and found out for myself. Hope this helps anyone else who is as curious as me !
Please note that there were some parts of the phone I could not access but there was nothing to suggest 2 processors.
http://hdcmobile.com/hdc-beloved-honey.html
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I use a phone with single core yet and I managed to buy a new phone recently, do you think it is meaningful to have 2-cores, 4-cores, or 8-cores in the phone?
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I use a phone with single core yet and I managed to buy a new phone recently, do you think it is meaningful to have 2-cores, 4-cores, or 8-cores in the phone?
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with the abundance of quad cores nowadays flooding the market, developers and apps would surely catch on optimizing apps to take advantage of
4 cores. As for octa cores, if you're seriously into multi tasking or using your phone/tablet for number crunching, then 8 cores would help.
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I think today Quad core is must, and even better if it comes with 2GB ram.
The prices keep dropping and if it fits the budget it better.
For the Octa core- I think it's the same stupid race like with the Camera MP - "look!- I have 30MP!"
Strong Quad core with 2GB ram in enough I think.
The Bigger. The Better
I had a dual core phone with half a gig of ram until a few months ago..then i switched to quad core & a gig ram..i really didnt notice much of difference..until last week, when i switched back to my old phone(as it has beautiful AMOLED screen..i just love that)..i realized that my old is quite slow n can't keep up to me speed..
so..there u go..the bigger the better..
Same thing happened in PC industry.
The software, especially video games will use every bit of your cores,no matter how many they are.
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For the Octa core- I think it's the same stupid race like with the Camera MP - "look!- I have 30MP!"
Strong Quad core with 2GB ram in enough I think.
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totally agree with you! :good:
I think that the Quad-Core cpu is the best, it will works perfectly for years and years (that s my opinion)
But the software optimization is even more important
Sorry for my bad english
So if anyone has dealt with ordering phones from ali-baba express..you know its like wish. So I took a gamble for ****s and giggles and ordered what I was sure of was a fake s21+ultra. Its a 6.4 inch screen a quad core arm processer. I downloaded cpu-z to it to verify what processor and how much ram and storage it has. I learned its running android 6.0 and not 10. I learned that its a quad core processor with mali gpu. It does have 512gigs of storage! And the camera is half decent. But I want to see about running android 10 or 11 on it. Any suggestions with that hardware .. as to what rom and boot loader to mess with? I have never done this before but I am down to experience.