Lenovo K900 hands-on impressions and synthetic benchmarks

[BlueBlazer]

Some real benchmarks here

http://blog.gsmarena.com/lenovo-k900-hands-on-impressions-and-synthetic-benchmarks/

During our short encounter with the Lenovo K900, we managed to take a peek at the performance of the 1.8GHz. Here are the results from a quick set of synthetic benchmarks we managed to run. We must note here, that due to its metallic construction, the smartphone got quite warm when we put it through its paces

Looks like the previously rumored Antutu benchmark leaks are real after all. For a dual core, it does manage to hold its own against quad cores like Samsung Galaxy SIII and HTC One.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Well, at least it has an Antutu benchmark instead of just SunSpider (which is ridiculous to use as a "CPU benchmark".

One thing I'd really like for Clovertrail reviewers to test is how good compatibility mode is and if there are any hiccups in performance.

 

[BlueBlazer]

Here's another one, this time on the GPU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vAyImVZUw

Running Citadel, looks to be in the region of perhaps 56fps to 58fps on average, even topping past the 60fps Vsync cap on 1080p!. Too bad, didn't show average fps at the end.

Comparisons

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6715/...ic-citadel-for-android-devices-we-test-it-out

 

[pm]

I actually don't mind the bolts on the back, and I like the look of the phone. With the metal backplate though, wireless charging isn't going to happen. The K800 didn't run Google Play though...

The benchmarks look good - although whenever I look at Android benchmarks (and iOS for that matter), I think that the benchmark scene on Android could definitely be improved... like how do these benchmarks actually translate into real-world usage? On the PC front, if I'm buying video card, I can use 3DMark and my real-world experience in games won't be too far off from whatever the 3DMark scores are, and PCMark for non-gaming stuff... but on Android I'm never quite sure how Sunspider or Antutu actually translate into how fast if will render a webpage.

 

[BlueBlazer]

Video of Antutu benchmark, scoring 25K...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fbm1agvXzI

Even the latest quad core Snapdragon 600 had to take the back seat. No idea how the Snapdragon 800 will fare though I suspect that one will end up more in tablets than smartphones.

The benchmarks look good - although whenever I look at Android benchmarks (and iOS for that matter), I think that the benchmark scene on Android could definitely be improved... like how do these benchmarks actually translate into real-world usage? On the PC front, if I'm buying video card, I can use 3DMark and my real-world experience in games won't be too far off from whatever the 3DMark scores are, and PCMark for non-gaming stuff... but on Android I'm never quite sure how Sunspider or Antutu actually translate into how fast if will render a webpage.

A true blue x86 Windows 8 smartphone would blow away all competition with the ability to run your favorite x86 Windows apps like 3DMark and PCMark. Unfortunately that has not existed yet, even from Nokia nor LG whom both still adopt ARM in their devices. I wonder if that's the reason Gates voiced his disappointment concerning Windows adoption in smartphones.

 

[StrangerGuy]

This would have been a lot more impressive in the days of 1 GHz ARM single core A8s are flagships where performance actually mattered to the average user, the same people now are not going tell a difference between a S4 Pro or S600 and unlike PCs they also care a lot more about overall product experience than what is under the hood. The same Moore's Law that made Intel vastly overshot CPU performance for the demand of average users is now ARMing against them in mobile.

 

[BlueBlazer]

This would have been a lot more impressive in the days of 1 GHz ARM single core A8s are flagships where performance actually mattered to the average user, the same people now are not going tell a difference between a S4 Pro or S600 and unlike PCs they also care a lot more about overall product experience than what is under the hood. The same Moore's Law that made Intel vastly overshot CPU performance for the demand of average users is now ARMing against them in mobile.

By your logic, there is no need for the development of Snapdragon 600. And yet Qualcomm went ahead with it. Technology in this mobile space does not stagnate.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wow, if the SGS4 really has that same GPU (PowerVR SGX 544) with more cores then 2013 is gonna be a great year.