MunMaRu
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Snapdragon may be for US carrier but in the international version they might use the Exynos like in Galaxy S3.
I do not think the Octa-Core is what you think it is.
Hint:
It's other name is "big.LITTLE"
If this is making you scratch your head it might be a good idea to read up on this.
But Javengil still makes a good point. Even aside from the fact that -- as others have also said -- current Android software does not take advantage of multiple cores -- four "little" cores still does make much sense. The A7 cores in a BIG.little architecture are there to do the mundane, non-processor intensive stuff in your smartphone. Almost by definition, you don't need multiple "little" cores to do that; if you need more processing power, then you automatically switch to the "BIG" A15-based cores. A four-core A15 "BIG" core - single-core A7 "little" core or even a five-core A15 "BIG" core - single-core A7 "little" core BIG.little architecture makes more sense.Honestly, while I do expect the Octa-Core to be a decent chip, I think Samsung would have been better off and produced an even better chip if they devoted the "extra" real estate used by the additional A7 "little" cores for an improved GPU instead.
Honestly, Octa-Core is mostly marketing hype. Don't get me wrong, I do expect it to be a decent chip, but the real-world advantages of increasingly multiple cores is simply not there yet.
It's absolutely driven by marketing...but quad core is becoming pretty standard at this point. The software will follow - eventually. The environment for multiple core support will get better. Perhaps the cores may be mostly wasted now...but 6-12 months from now when the S4 is still the flagship? Maybe not as much...maybe.
I just don't understand why they even brought this up at CES if they weren't going to release it on their next flagship device. Just my 2 cents.
Yes but that's a rumour its not actually been confirmed, it was rumoured to have a mali t628 and rumoured for a power vr 543. We actually don't know
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No. It was confirmed.
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Mali > Power vr
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Not when it comes to app compatibility.
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Confirmed by ARM or Samsung? All I saw was a "best guess".
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Anandtech. Samsung detailed more of the chip at a semiconductor conference and confirmed powervr.
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On one of the tech sites I was looking at earlier, it was mentioned that the S4 will have the quad core snapdragon 600 here in the states and the octa will be on the international versions like they did with the S3, giving the states the dual core and the quad core being on the international version. If I find the site I seen it on, I'll post it here.
Frank
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