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Vulkan?

Can vulkan be implemented in Honor 8? I see on ARM's website VULKAN 1.0 is supported in Mali t880 GPUs. So anyone working on it?
http://malideveloper.arm.com/documentation/developer-guides/vulkan/

I'm fairly sure that Nougat offers Vulkan api for the honor 8.

Alok Bajaj said:
Can vulkan be implemented in Honor 8? I see on ARM's website VULKAN 1.0 is supported in Mali t880 GPUs. So anyone working on it?
http://malideveloper.arm.com/documentation/developer-guides/vulkan/
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I'm asking this for more than two weeks.... No response...
Saythis said:
I'm fairly sure that Nougat offers Vulkan api for the honor 8.
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No Vulkan in B320,only OpenGL ES 3.2,maybe in future versions...

Sheldd said:
I'm asking this for more than two weeks.... No response...
No Vulkan in B320,only OpenGL ES 3.2,maybe in future versions...
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I've read from a developer's post in QDN that Open GL 3.1+ AES is enough to implement VULKAN.

Honor 8 can support vulkan

How to check if there is a Vulkan?

Coolyou said:
How to check if there is a Vulkan?
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I think you should be able to see that in AIDA64-Display.

Sheldd said:
I think you should be able to see that in AIDA64-Display.
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Thank you. But it just says OpenGL ES Version. Nothing says Vulkan Version

If a device gets official nougat OTA, this means it will support vulkan API

CronaMell said:
If a device gets official nougat OTA, this means it will support vulkan API
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Shield tablet is getting VULKAN for Android Marshmallow.

Alok Bajaj said:
Shield tablet is getting VULKAN for Android Marshmallow.
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No, it can get vulkan only through nougat, same for all devices

CronaMell said:
No, it can get vulkan only through nougat, same for all devices
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Not the case with the shield. They will get Vulcan even in MM. Not every device that gets N is even getting the Vulcan drivers. Even many new devices that get 7.1.1. Are not using the Vulcan drivers as there really isn't anything that will take advantage of it.

zelendel said:
Not the case with the shield. They will get Vulcan even in MM. Not every device that gets N is even getting the Vulcan drivers. Even many new devices that get 7.1.1. Are not using the Vulcan drivers as there really isn't anything that will take advantage of it.
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VainGlory supports VULKAN. And soon more games releasing on 2017 for Android will have it.

Alok Bajaj said:
VainGlory supports VULKAN. And soon more games releasing on 2017 for Android will have it.
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Which means nothing if the chip doesn't support it. I have spoken to many game developers and they are thinking it will be a fee years before they bother changing it. This is due to the fact that less then 1% of devices are even gonna have the Vulcan drivers for the next few years and it's just not worth it to them.

zelendel said:
Which means nothing if the chip doesn't support it. I have spoken to many game developers and they are thinking it will be a fee years before they bother changing it. This is due to the fact that less then 1% of devices are even gonna have the Vulcan drivers for the next few years and it's just not worth it to them.
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This justifies that VULKAN is kinda useless as of now.

Alok Bajaj said:
This justifies that VULKAN is kinda useless as of now.
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Pretty much. Heck android is still using single threading but people are all up in the air about more cores as well. People get excited about things because they are told to and they do.
All new tech takes years before it is used by the majority. Just like VR and 4k screens.

zelendel said:
Pretty much. Heck android is still using single threading but people are all up in the air about more cores as well. People get excited about things because they are told to and they do.
All new tech takes years before it is used by the majority. Just like VR and 4k screens.
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Now I woulder why Samsung released VULKAN as it's of not much use. Sounds like a mistery.

Alok Bajaj said:
Now I woulder why Samsung released VULKAN as it's of not much use. Sounds like a mistery.
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Not really. Samsung is a hype oem. Nothing more. Look what they did with VR even though the medical field told them not to as it is still not save for anything more then 15 min a week. Or the iris scanner. It's all about hype. It's also part of the reason most devs won't touch a Samsung device if it was the latest and given to them for free.

zelendel said:
Not really. Samsung is a hype oem. Nothing more. Look what they did with VR even though the medical field told them not to as it is still not save for anything more then 15 min a week. Or the iris scanner. It's all about hype. It's also part of the reason most devs won't touch a Samsung device if it was the latest and given to them for free.
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Oh yeah, true! Thanks for all the information

zelendel said:
Pretty much. Heck android is still using single threading but people are all up in the air about more cores as well. People get excited about things because they are told to and they do.
All new tech takes years before it is used by the majority. Just like VR and 4k screens.
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I was under the impression the UI, web browsing, Play Store/updates/installations all used multi-threading?

MTK Sources

Hello comunity!
First: Sorry for my bad english.
2nd: I've had found the sources from the mt6797 which is build in the redmi note 4 MTK. Is this enought for building a AOSP rom ?
There's the link: https://github.com/MT6797?tab=repositories
venor sources: https://gitlab.com/mt6797/vendor

diedmaster said:
Hello comunity!
First: Sorry for my bad english.
2nd: I've had found the sources from the mt6797 which is build in the redmi note 4 MTK. Is this enought for building a AOSP rom ?
There's the link: https://github.com/MT6797?tab=repositories
venor sources: https://gitlab.com/mt6797/vendor
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No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.

gr4nis said:
No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.
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mhm thats a REAL shame :/ but thanks for answer

Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
Sorry if you think I'm being rude, but this is borderline a troll/spam thread. You get people half excited from the title then share a repo link that any child could find in Google.
Please leave the development to the developers.
gr4nis said:
No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.
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And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.

CosmicDan said:
Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
Sorry if you think I'm being rude, but this is borderline a troll/spam thread. You get people half excited from the title then share a repo link that any child could find in Google.
Please leave the development to the developers.
And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.
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thanks for you answer,
I really didnt know that .. I thought with the SoC sources the drivers are allready included .. but okey, thanks anyway

CosmicDan said:
And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.
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Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.

gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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Actually you said "We"
1. nominative plural of*I.
2. (used to denote oneself and another or others):
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/we
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gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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I mean if anything the Qualcomm variant is the dissapointing one, why would you buy it over the Redmi note 3 with a much faster processor and more rom support is beyond me.

Wilderone said:
Actually you said "We"
1. nominative plural of*I.
2. (used to denote oneself and another or others):
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/we
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What?
I didn't use word "We" in any of my posts. Is this reply for @CosmicDan?
Nintonito said:
I mean if anything the Qualcomm variant is the dissapointing one, why would you buy it over the Redmi note 3 with a much faster processor and more rom support is beyond me.
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It may be faster, but it's not better overall. SD 625 is based on newer architecture (14nm) which makes it cooler in load and offer your phone much better battery life. If you don't do serious gaming, the difference in speed is not even noticable (Also SD 650 is gonna throttling much sooner because of higher temperatures, which is point where SD 625 can match it's performance). And about ROMs... You can't be serious! RN3 Pro is year older than RN4X, which is still new device. Of course more people have it therefore more people develop for it. Give it some time, and RN4X gonna excede RN3Pro (even now there is developement for all ROM's I'm interested in and a lot more). Also 625 is newer than 650 so it's gonna be supported longer.

gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
gr4nis said:
What?
I didn't use word "We" in any of my posts. Is this reply for @CosmicDan?
It may be faster, but it's not better overall. SD 625 is based on newer architecture (14nm) which makes it cooler in load and offer your phone much better battery life. If you don't do serious gaming, the difference in speed is not even noticable (Also SD 650 is gonna throttling much sooner because of higher temperatures, which is point where SD 625 can match it's performance). And about ROMs... You can't be serious! RN3 Pro is year older than RN4X, which is still new device. Of course more people have it therefore more people develop for it. Give it some time, and RN4X gonna excede RN3Pro (even now there is developement for all ROM's I'm interested in and a lot more). Also 625 is newer than 650 so it's gonna be supported longer.
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"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.

You Said it all Dan..but many users think they know better...
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CosmicDan said:
Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.
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You should read more and write less. I was comparing SD 650 and SD 625. Didn't even mention MTK or RN4 (nikel). So your whole post is actually pointless.

gr4nis said:
You should read more and write less. I was comparing SD 650 and SD 625. Didn't even mention MTK or RN4 (nikel). So your whole post is actually pointless.
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You were comparing SD chipset in the wrong thread. This is a Mediatek subforum. So actually, his post is not pointless.

ekin_strops said:
You were comparing SD chipset in the wrong thread. This is a Mediatek subforum. So actually, his post is not pointless.
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True. It was OT, but I just responded to someone else's comment. Didn't come with it on my own.

CosmicDan said:
Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
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OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking

adrxano said:
OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking
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Neither note 4 has official source from Xiaomi. Difference is that Snapdragon devices can be made to boot from CAF source from Qualcomm due to sheer experience, and the same has not been accomplished with Mediatek's Helio X20 source. That and xda has a massssssssuve preference towards Qualcomm anyways due to repeat positive experiences, so most developers spend the time on Qualcomm devices.

CosmicDan said:
Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.
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I Agree 100%, i have MTK and my girl SD, MTK RULES!!!

adrxano said:
OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking
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Do you not know that the combo of cpu, camera, soc, on the redmi note 4 is simillar to a lot of other androids lol. And those other androids have their sources released. You know where jm going with this. Redmi note 4 snapdragon having a lot of custom roms is in no way a big thanks to the redmi note ⁴ community itself. Get real.

personally I dislike miui as it has no support for advanced USB OTG features such as gamepad compatibility or being used as a usb keyboard/touchpad mouse for your pc . though at least the MTK chipset on this phone supports 10bit h265 and vp9 which makes it good for long trips. provided most of your trip isn't in direct sunlight.

asdf2354 said:
personally I dislike miui as it has no support for advanced USB OTG features such as gamepad compatibility or being used as a usb keyboard/touchpad mouse for your pc . though at least the MTK chipset on this phone supports 10bit h265 and vp9 which makes it good for long trips. provided most of your trip isn't in direct sunlight.
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hmm MTK Note4 Support advanced OTG, eyboard, mouse and my soudcard (Soundbalster USB XiFi works fine)

Kirin 970 SoC Announced

Kirin 970 SoC Announced​
Huawei just shared details about the new Kirin 970 chipset. As you know, the Honor 9 is equipped with the Kirin 960 and the performance on this phone is fantastic. So whats new with this new chip?
Internal tests show this performance capability allows the Kirin 970 to process 2005 images per minute, which is up from 97 images per minute without the NPU. The new chipset from Huawei is similar to the previous Kirin 960 but sporting higher frequencies, being an eight-core SoC with four being Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.40 GHz and the other four being Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.80 GHz. The GPU Huawei has chosen to go with is the newer ARM Mali-G72MP12, but the company has yet to announce its clock speed.
They did, however, confirm it will have a dual ISP, but again, didn’t go into detail about its performance. It will be equipped with the Kirin 970 Integrated LTE modem (a Category 18 modem) with download capabilities of 1.2Gbps. The last bit of information that was announced at IFA this year was that it would be built on a 10nm process from TSMC. The company normally has big press events for their new chips, and since that wasn’t the case at IFA, it is likely why they didn’t reveal any more details about it.
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If Honor makes an "Honor 9 Pro" I have a feeling we will being seeing this new chip in this device.
Source

Sounds great!
Now let's release a worldwide Honor 9 pro and it may just be my next phone ?
DrGreenway said:
Kirin 970 SoC Announced​
Huawei just shared details about the new Kirin 970 chipset. As you know, the Honor 9 is equipped with the Kirin 960 and the performance on this phone is fantastic. So whats new with this new chip?
If Honor makes an "Honor 9 Pro" I have a feeling we will being seeing this new chip in this device.
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tiguy99 said:
Sounds great!
Now let's release a worldwide Honor 9 pro and it may just be my next phone ?
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Honor 9 pro may delay ther is no sign of news , mate 10 is the first device to get the 970 soc.

Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin range of SOCs are getting better and better with each iteration.

iceepyon said:
Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin range of SOCs are getting better and better with each iteration.
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I dream one day it will overcome the Snapdragon ,lol may be:silly:

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I dream one day it will overcome the Snapdragon ,lol may be:silly:
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In some aspects the Kirin 960 does best the SD830

iceepyon said:
In some aspects the Kirin 960 does best the SD830
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They are almost identical.

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They are almost identical.
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According to a video by Gary Sims from Android Authority the Kirin 960 does best the SD 830 in some aspects.

iceepyon said:
According to a video by Gary Sims from Android Authority the Kirin 960 does best the SD 830 in some aspects.
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Kirin opens the apps really faster .
Snapdragon 830 exists??

This one's a monster.
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10nm chipset i think this holds battery well.

venugopalu007 said:
Kirin opens the apps really faster .
Snapdragon 830 exists??
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Yeah, it's used in the US version of the SGS8 series and other current flagship devices.

iceepyon said:
Yeah, it's used in the US version of the SGS8 series and other current flagship devices.
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Nope, Galaxy S8 US uses snapdragon 835, there isn't a Snapdragon 830
Also the Kiron 970 have 5 billion transistors while the SD835 have 2.5 billion.

venugopalu007 said:
10nm chipset i think this holds battery well.
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Also it is smaller.
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iceepyon said:
Yeah, it's used in the US version of the SGS8 series and other current flagship devices.
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No there is no sign of 830 , I searched .

There's none. It didn't exist.
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venugopalu007 said:
No there is no sign of 830 , I searched .
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I forgot the SD830 was cancelled and replaced with the SD835 for some strange reason... :silly:

iceepyon said:
I forgot the SD830 was cancelled and replaced with the SD835 for some strange reason... :silly:
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I rember when a phone benchmarked with SD830 back in January, it may got cancelled or renamed to 835

PalakMi said:
I rember when a phone benchmarked with SD830 back in January, it may got cancelled or renamed to 835
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I do know that the US variant of the SGS8 was suppose to be the 1st device released with the SD830. I have no idea why they used the SD835 instead.

iceepyon said:
I do know that the US variant of the SGS8 was suppose to be the 1st device released with the SD830. I have no idea why they used the SD835 instead.
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They may renamed it, since both SoCs use the same config

Meltdown and spectre bugs

So does anyone know if huawei is affected by the newest cpu bugs?

Seeing that ARM states that cortex a72 is affected, kirin 960 is almost definitely affected.

as i know, kirin 960 meldtdown=no / spectre=yes

Every month it is some other security breach... I am losing hope in technology.

The question is: when we'll have a tool to check devices (both mobiles and PCs, any OS) for these vulnerabilities ?
EDIT: the mighty Alex Ionescu (ReactOS) published a Windows utility !
https://github.com/ionescu007/SpecuCheck
Tapatalk @ Redmi 4X

arminbih said:
Every month it is some other security breach... I am losing hope in technology.
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Month? Lol its every day. Just be glad you aren't tuned in to security, it's absolutely mindwracking

GPU Turbo

I see the M5 Mediapads are going to start receiving the GPU Turbo later in the month.
"Huawei, via its official Weibo*account, has announced that its latest Android tablet, the*Huawei Mediapad M5*would be getting a new software update that will bring to it the game boasting*GPU Turbo technology. The update is set to roll out this month, and that will make the Mediapad M5 the first tablet to have the tech in place. No specific*date has been announced for the update to arrive, but it's certain it will arrive sooner."
https://www.gizchina.com/2018/07/11/huawei-mediapad-m5-to-get-gpu-turbo-with-next-update/
Not sure if this also includes Oreo 8.1, but will be interesting to see if there are noticable improvements in performance and battery.
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Thanks. Interesting what it will bring. In terms of power efficiency, I already think it's fine. The major power drain is from the display when it's on.

Guess I should test the update just released for the Pro edition with regard to this.
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Steffe89 said:
Thanks. Interesting what it will bring. In terms of power efficiency, I already think it's fine. The major power drain is from the display when it's on.
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Yeah, I think the battery efficiency is specific to gaming in the turbo mode, it's meant to improve performance by 60%, while at the same time using 30% less battery.....
But I agree in general very happy with the battery life on my M5 Pro.
Unfortunately their was never any real explanation of how Huawei are achieving this GPU Turbo feat, but for gamers to have faster frame rates with far less battery is great if true.
5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Guess I should test the update just released for the Pro edition with regard to this.
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Yeah I don't think it would of been included (although your link to did say Power and Battery optimizations), but all of the other Kirin 970 devices that have implemented the 'GPU Turbo' have had to register on Huaweis private forums. https://club.huawei.com/forum.html
So not sure if the M5 tablets will just get a general roll-out or will also have to enrol for the beta.
In fact it looks like it will start private beta in mid July .
https://club.huawei.com/thread-16416385-1-1.html
So we won't likely see a general release until the end of month or a bit after I think....

While I still haven't recieved the C432 update for my M5 Pro, I decided to load the Huawei Firmware Finder tool...
I can see that there has been 2 releases of the GPU Turbo update for the tablets, that are available....
The latest at least for CMR-W19 and CMR-AL19 pro models is CMR-AL19C00B171 (8.0.0.171) from 14th of July
This update adds the Huawei GPU Turbo acceleration technology, which improves graphic processing efficiency.
Adds the Huawei GPU Turbo acceleration technology. You can now enjoy smoother gaming. It's recommended that you enable Gaming mode in Game Suite for a better gaming experience.
Adds the HiTouch feature for online shopping. You can tap product images with two fingers to activate product recognition.
Optimizes the system power consumption in certain scenarios.
Optimizes compatibility with several third-party apps.
Integrates Google security patches released in Jun 2018 for improved system security.
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The update is 247Mb for anyone feeling adventurous.

Apparently the GPU Turbo is now officially available for the MediaPad M5 as an OTA update.
https://www.gizchina.com/2018/07/20/gpu-turbo-update-now-available-for-huawei-mediapad-m5/
I still haven't recieved the C432 update with June security patch.
Starting to become a little annoyed with Huawei and their updates or lack thereof.

Yes the China version seem to got the Gpu turbo update, hope the eu version get it soon. I'm not worry about updates as this point from Huawei, M5 got 3 updates already, my M2 get if I remember right 2 ota updates in 2 years period ?? they forgot that device completely. Hope they do a better job this time.

omaga said:
Yes the China version seem to got the Gpu turbo update, hope the eu version get it soon. I'm not worry about updates as this point from Huawei, M5 got 3 updates already, my M2 get if I remember right 2 ota updates in 2 years period they forgot that device completely. Hope they do a better job this time.
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Yes it just seems annoying that others have June security patch, I'm still on May, and I can already see July security patch in the firmware finder.
As for the GPU Update, I'm concerned that I've seen written that Huawei aren't updating US model phones with GPU Turbo, and I unfortunately purchased from Amazon US.
If I don't receive the GPU turbo update, this would be my first and last Huawei product. :crying:

Any review?