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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX You missed where Apple bough PA Semi and have been building their own chips, not to mention their other HW designs all which cost money they didn't have to spend if their plan was to act like a CEO only t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee More like the increased power will cause innovative developers to see what capabilities they can bring to the smartphone that they previously couldn't. If I was interviewing software developers to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum The problem with your argument is that it has been used before for almost every technology advanced in the last 50 years... And it's always been wrong! Vague and you couldn't even be bothered to prov…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Apple isn't going to utilize more power efficient chips because they are the market leader? WTF?! Do you know we're talking about Apple, right? The company that likes nothing more than make products more…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark 1. Apple doesn't play for budget users. Hell budget users still buy Android and wish for the iPhone. 2. Do you really think Apple is just going to stop at the A7? Why would I think that? You're having tr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX 1) It's not only limited b SW, but also HW capabilities. 2) Ideal is the key word there. Why was it not ideal for Apple to make A8 4-core if it would have used less power while offering more performanc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I thought we left the "more cores is always better" in the past with the "more MHz is always better." The iPhone is wiping the floor with 4-core SoCs and using a lot less power to do it. The goal should b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I think the impression is that most Android phones aren't utilized as smartphones and are running an older version of Android that is less capable. I'll be a little more clear, I was being humorous play…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee Whoa. It can compete with the SD800? It's not even close. There is limited data on this SoC, but there are benchmarks out there on devices ready to ship next month. The MT6592 only scores 440/2331 on …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I'm not following your thought between paragraphs. What does that example have to do with the first paragraph? Are you saying that anything less than those specs are not enough for people today? Furthermo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Ah, I assumed you were questioning why Apple couldn't do the same. My bad. Anyway I think next month will prove that Apple is doing just fine even with the onslaught of cheap hardware flooding the market. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Because Google is not in the business of making money off hardware. Get a clue. It helps if you actually follow the conversation before making a comment on the obvious.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil And the reason can’t possibly be anything to do with the fact that it can’t, of course¡ KPOM had the correct answer.
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Quote: Originally Posted by KPOM The main reason is that Google sells it for not much more than cost, because their business model is driven by ad revenue. Exactly!
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil For a reason. Clearly there is a reason why they can charge $300 less for a device that could easily sit between the 5C and 5S.
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Quote: Originally Posted by jkichline This is simply because iOS devices are the only ones worth using for anything meaningful. Most Android devices on the market are pathetically cheap, antiquated and can hardly make a phone call. Mind you, not…
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Excluding the capacity, the iPod is not a preferable audiophile device. Even as a storage/player going out to an external DAC/AMP, you're better spending your money elsewhere. Quote: Originally Posted by TheOtherGeoff At which point the iPa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It is terrible, and it always has been terrible. Your comparison has little meaning. You NEED a phone to similar sized tablet comparison to have any meaning. The Shield is a very specialized device. Unless…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheOtherGeoff A couple more bad years of x86 sales I'm not necessarily sure Intel is too worried. Their focus of x86 into the mobile market has been scoring them some very big design wins over ARM with companies suc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Those numbers are so close they could be flipped just by altering the RAM speed or bumping the GPU clock. Beyond that, this is mobile, without thermal numbers the numbers don't mena much. Yes and no, do ke…