OMAP 4460 vs A5...

[st0ic_1]

Discuss, which one has the upper hand?

 

[Droid800]

A5. Its custom, and its a speed demon. Its a kissing cousin of Exynos, and it eats small children and puppies.

The OMAP is alright, but not nearly as good.

 

[whiteshadow001]

the omap was optimized for ICS just like the A5 was optimized for iOS so it's really not a fair comparison

 

[Droid800]

the omap was optimized for ICS just like the A5 was optimized for iOS so it's really not a fair comparison

No it wasn't. The OMAP is an off the shelf component, which is why Samsung/Google used it. There's nothing special about the setup that the GNex offers.

 

[st0ic_1]

So in regards to phones, The 4S is likely to out perform the Galaxy Nexus or do you think Google did such a great job with ICS that it will use the 4460 to the best of it's ability?

 

[Droid800]

So in regards to phones, The 4S is likely to out perform the Galaxy Nexus or do you think Google did such a great job with ICS that it will use the 4460 to the best of it's ability?

You can't compare because the two OSes are totally different. A better comparison would by Exynos (which is a sibling of the A5) and the 4460.

 

[NeoLogic]

The 4S will eat the Nexus's lunch except in network speeds on vzw. Hell, the SGS2 will put a hurt on the Nexus.

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[NeoLogic]

You can't compare because the two OSes are totally different. A better comparison would by Exynos (which is a sibling of the A5) and the 4460.

But you can take the same apps or benchmarks on both OSs and compare that way.

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[whiteshadow001]

actually ICS has hardware acceleration so no both the A5 and exynos won't outperform the OMAP. ICS was designed with the OMAP, thats why I said it would be faster.

 

[NeoLogic]

Don't get me wrong. I'll still take a Nexus over any iOS device any day

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[whiteshadow001]

Don't get me wrong. I'll still take a Nexus over any iOS device any day

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I was waiting for you to say that

+1

 

[anon(512898)]

The CPU in the omap will be more powerfull because it is clocked at 1.2ghz vs the a5's 800mhz. The gpu in the a5 however is several times more powerfull than that of the omap

 

[anon(512898)]

You can't compare because the two OSes are totally different. A better comparison would by Exynos (which is a sibling of the A5) and the 4460.

The exynos and a5 have just as much in common as they do with the omap. Unlike the a4 Samsung is not involved with the a5 in any way

 

[estebancam]

The CPU in the omap will be more powerfull because it is clocked at 1.2ghz vs the a5's 800mhz. The gpu in the a5 however is several times more powerfull than that of the omap

That's what I was going to say. The OMAP processor is more powerful, it's just the GPU in the A5 that kicks the heck out of the OMAP's. The one in the OMAP chip is a last generation GPU, while the A5 uses the latest SGX543. In fact, the GPU in the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus are the exact same. It's not a weak GPU by any means, it is in fact very good, but the SGX543 just kills it.

Day-to-day performance, I will say that ICS optimization for the TI OMAP will pay off and it will give very speedy performance.

If you want to talk about how the A5 (in the 4S) would stand up against the OMAP in our beloved Galaxy Nexus, I will say that the OMAP will win in processing power, but the A5 has the upper hand in graphical power.

 

[whiteshadow001]

In all honesty, I really don't care because it's dual core. You could give me an OMAP, Eynos, Snapdragon, or a Tegra because in the end your still getting a great experience. The GPU's in all of them are great for gaming too, and apparently the OMAP is the first to get Netflix Hd

 

[whiteshadow001]

That's what I was going to say. The OMAP processor is more powerful, it's just the GPU in the A5 that kicks the heck out of the OMAP's. The one in the OMAP chip is a last generation GPU, while the A5 uses the latest SGX543. In fact, the GPU in the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus are the exact same. It's not a weak GPU by any means, it is in fact very good, but the SGX543 just kills it.

Day-to-day performance, I will say that ICS optimization for the TI OMAP will pay off and it will give very speedy performance.

If you want to talk about how the A5 (in the 4S) would stand up against the OMAP in our beloved Galaxy Nexus, I will say that the OMAP will win in processing power, but the A5 has the upper hand in graphical power.

If you want games get a tablet or a phone with tegra inside. Tegra is made for gaming.

 

[whiteshadow001]

heres something to ponder before I get off here for tonight, Why do you think Google picked the OMAP over all the rest? It obviously must have something going for it.

 

[estebancam]

In all honesty, I really don't care because it's dual core. You could give me an OMAP, Eynos, Snapdragon, or a Tegra because in the end your still getting a great experience. The GPU's in all of them are great for gaming too, and apparently the OMAP is the first to get Netflix Hd

Not Snapdragon. Exynos is great, Tegra is good, OMAP is great, Snapdragon.....meh. Especially their silly "Adreno" graphics, which shouldn't even count as real graphics cards.

 

[anon(512898)]

If you want games get a tablet or a phone with tegra inside. Tegra is made for gaming.

Tegra's gpu is one of the worst. Not surprising considering nvidia has never had a good performance per watt

 

[Officerpolabear]

No it wasn't. The OMAP is an off the shelf component, which is why Samsung/Google used it. There's nothing special about the setup that the GNex offers.

^this. People need to understand that Google are only using components that are of high quality but at the same time, openly available for anyone to use. That's why they didn't put an exynos processor in this phone because Google knew Samsung would be the only one that would be using that chip.