How future-proof is Nexus 5 and Snapdragon 800 in general?
I bought the Nexus 5 just a few days ago and have really loved using the device. Amazing hardware coupled with great software.
With the recent advances in mobile processors how long do you think we have till Nexus 5 can not keep up with big games or even apps? Sure Snapdragon 801 and 805 have been released but they aren't huge improvements over 800 and it seems after the arrival of Snapdragon 800 the pace of advancement has slowed down considerably.
There are Snapdragon 808 and 810 processors being launched next year but since they will use 8 cores(which applications barely use) it still won't make Snapdragon 800 "old."
For most purposes even the Snapdragon 600(Nexus 7 2013)(HTC One M7)and Snapdragon S4 Pro(Nexus 4) provide a very smooth experience and Snapdragon 800 is quite ahead of those.
Tegra made a 64 bit 192 core SOC called the K1 but Tegra processors barely make it to mainstream devices and a few titles use the power of those Tegra SOCs.
Many Windows Phone devices released this year came out with a slower variant of Snapdragon 800 but still run flawlessly.
How long do you think Nexus 5 and Snapdragon 800 will continue to power a smooth and seamless experience?
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I bought the Nexus 5 just a few days ago and have really loved using the device. Amazing hardware coupled with great software.
With the recent advances in mobile processors how long do you think we have till Nexus 5 can not keep up with big games or even apps? Sure Snapdragon 801 and 805 have been released but they aren't huge improvements over 800 and it seems after the arrival of Snapdragon 800 the pace of advancement has slowed down considerably.
There are Snapdragon 808 and 810 processors being launched next year but since they will use 8 cores(which applications barely use) it still won't make Snapdragon 800 "old."
For most purposes even the Snapdragon 600(Nexus 7 2013)(HTC One M7)and Snapdragon S4 Pro(Nexus 4) provide a very smooth experience and Snapdragon 800 is quite ahead of those.
Tegra made a 64 bit 192 core SOC called the K1 but Tegra processors barely make it to mainstream devices and a few titles use the power of those Tegra SOCs.
Many Windows Phone devices released this year came out with a slower variant of Snapdragon 800 but still run flawlessly.
How long do you think Nexus 5 and Snapdragon 800 will continue to power a smooth and seamless experience?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk