Apple has kept cpu performance on par or has beaten the competition most of the time upon release. Android releases are much more frequent so it seems like Apple is behind.
Hardly, A4 was a lower clocked Hummingbird therefore inherently slower, A5 was slower than the older Exynos 4210 at launch and A6 was slower than Snapdragon S4, most review sites did their best to hide the latter fact by passing garbage like javascript browser tests and Java vs native builds of linpack off as valid tests when they were anything but.
As far as this time being up to 2x as fast as A6 isn't going to cut it against Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5420.
As far as this time being up to 2x as fast as A6 isn't going to cut it against Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5420.
Hardly, A4 was a lower clocked Hummingbird therefore inherently slower, A5 was slower than the older Exynos 4210 at launch and A6 was slower than Snapdragon S4, most review sites did their best to hide the latter fact by passing garbage like javascript browser tests and Java vs native builds of linpack off as valid tests when they were anything but.
As far as this time being up to 2x as fast as A6 isn't going to cut it against Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5420.
Is that why the 5 loaded apps faster than the S3? Lol
I've used Android devices and they're slow. Yesterday I was testing on an N7 gen 1 and it was slower than an iPad1.
No, it's not. You're conflating perceived UI snappiness with speed. Because of the way Apple handles UI, that is a misleading way to draw a comparison.
The N7 lags when scrolling web pages. I don't care how Apple gets it smooth, a laggy browser is unpleasant and makes the device feel clunky.
The N7 lags when scrolling web pages. I don't care how Apple gets it smooth, a laggy browser is unpleasant and makes the device feel clunky.
And you're entitled to your opinion, as I am entitled to mine: being able to view the same content on my tablet as my desktop is far more valuable than a "snappy" device that pulls a version of the content that is only a step up from WAP 2.0
Flash isn't supported on the Nexus 7 anyway.
If it is 2X faster than A6, then the A7 will be a lot faster than Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5420 or Tegra 4 in single threaded tasks (at least according to geekbench 3) which is what a lot of mobile application are optimized for .
A6 1.3Ghz~710
Tegra 4 1.9Ghz~920
Snapdragon 800 2.3Ghz~850
Pretty disappointed with the release.. as is the girlfriend who owns Apple everything and really needs a new phone soon as her 4S is starting to crap out. We're looking at phones this weekend now.. she was really hoping for more from Apple. She's not sure she wants something like my HTC One but she doesn't want the new 5S.
Was hoping for a MBP announcement too as we need to replace our current one but I guess that'll be waiting a little longer.
While I agree geekbench is pretty useless, so is linpack for a mobile iDevice. Just who the heck cares about running linpack on a phone, really?Geekbench has never been a great benchmark which is why it has always been completely ignored in the pc world. Besides a nebulous single threaded score with no explanation of the tests or their implementation is worthless.
How about we compare native linpack builds? Good luck arguing that it isn't an acceptable benchmark or a level playing field. Single core and multi core are both fine with me.
I just got 585 mflops on my old Galaxy S3 on a linpack multicore test.
The "stock" browser is not stock on the Nexus 7, and consequently is not supported on the Nexus 7 either.I can use it just fine on stock though.
Anyone else feel the glossy plastic 5C is going to keep the resale value of the 5 higher than usual?
I don't know why she'd be disappointed with the 5S from a 4S. The speed will be significantly increased. The camera flash is a nice addition. What does she want in an iPhone that the 5S isn't delivering? The only thing I could really think of is a bigger screen and anyone that was holding their breath for that one this year was setting themselves up for disappointment.
Otherwise, hardware-wise, I think the iPhone 5S is pretty top notch.
Apple has dropped pricing on the unlocked 5 by $100 across the board in their stores. This puts it at the same price as the unlocked 5C, but the 5C is actually arguably a better value because it includes an improved front camera (whatever that means), longer advertised battery life (although that could be due to iOS 7), and free iWork (worth $30 on the App Store).I think the price for 5S being upped to $700 will keep 5 being high as well.