Quad Core Smart Phones

[UaVaj]

What apps/games requires quad core on a smartphones?

bf3 for smartphones?

 

[gmaster456]

None require one. Yet anyway. I'd argue dual core still has yet to be completely saturated as far as games go. We'll start seeing games like what you're describing later this year. At least that's my hope.

 

[jacktesterson]

I still haven't played a game that doesn't run well on my Razr V running a SGX540 GPU /Dual Core A9 let alone need a quad core.

Ways to go yet. Mind you, I do not game on my phone except a few odd ones. (Curling HD, GTA3, Dead Trigger, etc)

I did buy a Nexus 4 and used it for 3-4 days, and it was super fast.... but sadly, I was one of the guys who Ebay'd it for $500 . Extra money was nice.

 

[Bateluer]

Outside of some of the THD specific games, next to none.

 

[Ravynmagi]

Don't think anything requires a dual core either. So if you are against faster performance, you could still run everything on a single core happily.

 

[Skurge]

I think the faster processors are really needed in Tablets more than phones. Using multiview on the Note 10.1 was nice. You can't really multitask all that well on a phone.

 

[darkewaffle]

The "customers like more higher numbers" app.

 

[Ravynmagi]

This sounds like the grumpy old man's thread.

"Back my day we had one damn core. It ran at 800MHz and it took 30 seconds to open Facebook and we liked it damn it!
Now get off my damn lawn you snot nosed kid with your silly quad core 1.7GHz phone, it's a joke."

 

[dagamer34]

This sounds like the grumpy old man's thread.

"Back my day we had one damn core. It ran at 800MHz and it took 30 seconds to open Facebook and we liked it damn it!
Now get off my damn lawn you snot nosed kid with your silly quad core 1.7GHz phone, it's a joke."

Grumpy old men use Facebook? Maybe a BBS or something.

 

[Raduque]

Outside of some of the THD specific games, next to none.

And most of those dont even need a quad. If you manage to trick them jnto thinking they're running on a Tegra device, the run fine.

 

[King4x4]

Quads aren't needed but having that much power makes it easier to do tasks and thus saves battery juice.

Except when you have an app that always on and sucks on that battery :<

 

[soccerballtux]

Quads aren't needed but having that much power makes it easier to do tasks and thus saves battery juice.

Except when you have an app that always on and sucks on that battery :<

I kinda disagree. Have 4 A15 cores wastes battery life at idle.
Happier to have two A15s. Much lower idle consumption and more moderate load consumption.

 

[dagamer34]

I kinda disagree. Have 4 A15 cores wastes battery life at idle.
Happier to have two A15s. Much lower idle consumption and more moderate load consumption.

Both Tegra 4 and Exynos 5 Octa have the ability to power gate individual cores. If a CPU core isn't being used, it can be turned off, so that shouldn't be a reason not to have 4 cores on die instead of 2 (cost would be, of course).

 

[zerocool84]

Don't think anything requires a dual core either. So if you are against faster performance, you could still run everything on a single core happily.

Lol yes everything requires at least a dual core. Single core is not a happy experience at all.

 

[gmaster456]

Lol yes everything requires at least a dual core. Single core is not a happy experience at all.

While you won't be doing anything too intense, JellyBean on a Single core running at 1Ghz or faster really isn't bad. It's no Quad Core but they still handle normal tasks adequately. Just ask the Nexus S users or those rocking the OG Galaxy S with the Humming bird running CM10. The general consensus is that the experience isn't bad at all.

 

[zerocool84]

While you won't be doing anything too intense, JellyBean on a Single core running at 1Ghz or faster really isn't bad. It's no Quad Core but they still handle normal tasks adequately. Just ask the Nexus S users or those rocking the OG Galaxy S with the Humming bird running CM10. The general consensus is that the experience isn't bad at all.

No it's terrible. I just got away from a Nexus S and it's a horrible experience even with roms. You just have to deal with it if that's all you have but it's not fun at all. Everything runs slow. Using a modern device really shows you how slow that phone is.

 

[UaVaj]

perception is reality.

if you think it is faster, then it is in fact faster.

that is what sells.

 

[Ravynmagi]

While you won't be doing anything too intense, JellyBean on a Single core running at 1Ghz or faster really isn't bad. It's no Quad Core but they still handle normal tasks adequately. Just ask the Nexus S users or those rocking the OG Galaxy S with the Humming bird running CM10. The general consensus is that the experience isn't bad at all.

I have a Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) with CM 10. And I have a Nexus 4. I notice the difference.

 

[Skurge]

The main issue with the Nexus/Galaxy S is the lack of ram.

 

[Ravynmagi]

The main issue with the Nexus/Galaxy S is the lack of ram.

Galaxy S Vibrant has 768MB of RAM, my Galaxy Nexus has 1GB. And there was still a dramatic difference between those two phones. Even running no applications, the OS is so much more fluid with the more powerful dual core in the Galaxy Nexus than the single core Galaxy S.

These faster, more advanced, multi core processors, are definitely improving the speed of these phones. I don't understand how people can think quad core processors are a marketing gimmick. Your dual core may feel fine, I though my Galaxy Nexus felt great, but after using the Nexus 4 and then playing around with the Galaxy Nexus, it's definitely not a placebo effect, there is definite improvement in the speed of everything.

 

[Ravynmagi]

It's amazing smartphones today as our computers a decade ago.

I doubt the idea of gaming on a small scree(as compared to TV or monitor). It's no fun and as far as am concerned, I cant play games without a gamepad.

Don't have to.
http://www.powera.com/Products/MOGA-Mobile-Gaming-System-Android

 

[gmaster456]

I have a Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) with CM 10. And I have a Nexus 4. I notice the difference.

I don't recall saying you can't notice the difference. I have a nexus 4 too. I do however, recall saying it such devices like the one you mentioned can run Jellybean fine. Especially given their age and specs.

 

[Raduque]

Galaxy S Vibrant has 768MB of RAM

With only about 400-ish available for the system to use as addressable memory. The rest is used by the GPU, radio and camera.

Edit: The MOGA, while a fine device, is not all it's cracked up to be, especially for the price.

 

[Ravynmagi]

With only about 400-ish available for the system to use as addressable memory. The rest is used by the GPU, radio and camera.

Edit: The MOGA, while a fine device, is not all it's cracked up to be, especially for the price.

That's pretty much true with all phones. Either way, the issue isn't the memory, though it can become when when you are running too many apps. But I'm pretty sure it has sufficient memory to run CM10. The performance isn't really so much the lack of memory. It's that slow ass single core processor.


The Moga is pretty awesome for $5 though. Yeah, the company needs to get the price down a bit, but so far it seems pretty nice to me.

 

[Ravynmagi]

Dual core phones are like bread and water, sure you can live on this. But this isn't really living.