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Firstly, it's pretty much always been less powerful than some of the competition, assuming you mean the internals (just the GPU is usually better).
Secondly, it's actually not less powerful than the competition, assuming the A6 uses two A15 cores, it's top of the range.
Thirdly, most people don't really care about 'power' too much, the iPhone has always operated very well.
If it is the A15 it will still be extremely quick (they will only downclock it to the point where it doesn't make a difference), and the architecture is apparently excellent for power consumption as well. We shall see.
I'm currently more interested in the overall battery life of the phone, I'm not worried about the speed, if it's even faster than the iPhone 4S then nobody will have an issue.
The S4 Snapdragon is considered to be the best SoC for Android (not the Exynos as you've previously incorrectly suggested).
It's my understanding that the A15 is even more advanced than the Snapdragon, okay, it may not beat it if Apple have decided to downclock it, but it will still be extremely fast and even more efficient - should that be the case.
Have a read of this, it may interest you: http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Apple-A6-SOC-Cortex-A15-Hits-Market
It states that at 1.5Ghz (same as the S4), the A15 will likely outperform it, if not by much, so if they downclock it a bit, it should be roughly even - putting the notion that the phone is 'less powerful' to rest.
As ever, it's difficult to tell until the likes of iFixit and others get hold of the actual phone.
There is of course a quad-core Krait (S4) for Android on the horizon, which will be in the new LG phone, but that won't be out for a while. I assume that will be more powerful, but nobody has tested it yet.
Indeed, as long as the performance is extremely fast then I don't care about how the phone goes about it either. I'm sure it will be, it's not as if the 4S is slow.
The main reason I want it to be the A15 is because it uses considerably less power than the current chips, which - with a decently sized battery - should make the battery life pretty great.
Yet they actually don't? The only benchmarks I've seen it win are ones optimised for older hardware.
Where are all of these benchmarks you speak of (preferably from a good source)?
Where are the sources for this information you linked too? looks like more guesswork.
I've already said that it is obviously going to be based on educated guesswork, as Apple haven't confirmed what is inside the A6.
I completely agree with you. I'm only discussing this in an attempt to educate someone who I believe is clearly mistaken.
As I said, I'm more interested in the SoC due to the power efficiency gains, which will directly impact the battery life - something most of us are very interested in.
No point banging your head on a brick wall.Anyway, Apple's performance claim for the A6 is in line with OMAP 5 and Exynos 5.
Apps like iPhoto will see a huge performance jump.
You're quite right!
Hmm might cancel my Apple order and order straight from the Three mobile site... That's if their site actually worked right now
The Three deals actually do look rather good. Specifically:
IndeedEvery time I try and click order, it says the site is under maintenance
They're probably getting a few extra servers online for the impending mass wave of orders.
Wow thats tempting - how quickly can you downgrade price plans on Vodafone?
ps3ud0
I don't think you can... not within the contract period anyway. Afterwards I'm sure you could.
That's, again, a very good deal though.
Not as good, generally, but it's not too bad.
If a 12 month contract is important, then it's more or less the best (if not only) deal you'll find on a 16GB iP5.
At the moment, not really. I'd only consider 4G to be important if I used my phone to tether a lot - which I don't.
If you are in a prime 4G coverage spot, with unlimited data, you could use your phone as your main internet source (if it's faster than your landline for example).
Edit: as ps3ud0 has mentioned below, 4G will be rubbish if it has a 1GB cap, fast 3G will be just as useful in that situation.
I can only assume 4G will have unlimited data as standard, or it all starts to become rather pointless.
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Hah, what a shambles.
I'm not sure I follow, it would have to be included, wouldn't it? It's the new cable.
I thought that may be it, while it would be good of Apple to include the adapter, I don't think they will (as the update now says).
Show me these up to date benchmarks where the S4 loses to the Exynos, in all the updated versions the Exynos gets a sound beating.
Also, how am I biased? I own an Exynos S3 and think the power it has is excellent, but that doesn't change the fact it's old architecture.
It's also a bit rich calling me biased when you only post about Apple, yet you hate them. Still, my fault for replying to you.
You are clearly the most biased apple fanboy around. It's not like you ever put people in their place after unfairly criticising Android. You most certainly don't recommend android phones to people who need them. Worst of all, you clearly only use apple products and most certainly aren't one of the most experienced with a variety of mobile OS' on these forums
Bah, you got me!
I think that's a bit harsh, have you actually used an S3? It's far from being a tablet.
I have decently sized hands and can handle it easily.
What don't you like about it? Are you sure you don't mean the Galaxy Note...?