[The Hustleman]

Why is the nexus 7 a quad core but the nexus 10 a dual core?

Any insight into why Google did that?

Why make a tablet with a superior form factor (10"screen) and then cripple it with a processor inferior to the 7" mini tab?



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[Ry]

Crippled?

It's really an apples to oranges comparison.


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[Chadwick17]

Someone else more knowledgeable can get into the specifics, but I believe there is a lot more to it than just dual-core vs quad-core. I believe the Nexus 7 has a Tegra 3 quad-core and the Nexus 10 has a Exynos 5 dual core. I have read in different places that some believe the Exynos is a better quality processor than the Tegra? I don't know exactly why but I have seen that stated before. Also, the clock speed of the processor has something to do with it (the 7 is clocked at 1.3 GHz while the 10 is at 1.7 GHz).

There's a lot more to it but you can't base quality simply by the amount of cores.

[still1]

read this

you will get an idea. it also compares quad core processors. the new processor mentioned in the article is the one used in Nexus 10

[Patrick Schroedl]

Why is the nexus 7 a quad core but the nexus 10 a dual core?

Any insight into why Google did that?

Why make a tablet with a superior form factor (10"screen) and then cripple it with a processor inferior to the 7" mini tab?

I'd be hesitant to call 10" tablets inherently superior — there are advantages and disadvantages to all screen sizes and aspect ratios. In the same way, I don't think the lack of a quad-core processor will "cripple" the Nexus 10.

Starting with 4.0, Android's UI has been increasingly hardware-accelerated, meaning the work is done with the GPU rather than the CPU. The only situation in which a dual-core CPU represents a "crippling" disadvantage in comparison to a quad-core CPU is in highly CPU-intensive gaming and number-crunching applications. The UI, as well as demanding graphics, etc. are all handled by the GPU. Whether the GPU is adequate or not is another question entirely (one which I personally have yet to even think about), but I don't think that you'll run into many issues with the Nexus 10 as far as processing power. Android's multi-tasking and multi-threading methods are resilient and relatively efficient.

Also, many applications aren't developed to make use of more than two physical processing cores.

[The Hustleman]

I take this comment back,i did some reading and this chip is actually more advanced than any quad core

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[Ry]

This is one reason why specs (shouldn't/really don't) matter right now. You have to look deeper.

[RonD]

It is like comparing 4 Volkswagens to 2 Ferrari's. The N7 uses an ARM9 architecture and the N10 uses ARM15. Also the N10 has a better GPU.

[domo22]

Does the power button seem really recessed on your guys devices. Mine is almost flush with the tablet.

[lumpynose]

I agree; it could be out a little bit more.