Yup there are no advantages with android and quad core CPU's, the software just isn't optimised to take advantage of the extra cores and potential it will offer, once that is then we see the true benefits such as better multi-tasking and power efficiency (as long as the rest of the chipset is good)
As you pointed out, you just have to look at the one S, GS 2 etc. and compare to the current quad core phones. When comparing my one S to the one, there is very little difference overall in terms of speed and smoothness and the areas where the one is smoother/faster, could just be down to sense V4+ VS sense V5......
Google only recently released the proper software developing tools for app developers in order to make proper use of quad core cpu etc. And afaik, google need to do the same on their side with the base of android.
It is all about the software optimisation these days, the most important thing there is! As nokia and apple have proven with their devices!
Now extra RAM is beneficial with android due to how it works, as you pointed out, most evident with the gs 3 and LTE model. Although, we have sort of hit the max for that too as skins and apps are becoming lighter/less resource hungry (well except for touchwiz where you need more RAM
), any more than 3GB (2GB for lighter skins like sense V5 and stock) is overkill imo.
You should! It is amazing and quite sad how Samsung can design really nice premium looking and feeling products for a number of their devices, however, come to android phones well......
Indeed, I am really glad that more or less all of the sites bashed touchwiz and the materials, more or less the same design (although it is much better than the gs 3 design but I really want a much different and newer design) as it means that they will have to change their ways, so good for us consumers and those are my only two dislikes really, especially touchwiz, despise that with a passion!
Likewise, have noticed the same with quite a lot of shows, amazing what money and marketing/brand power can do
Ridiculous just how much the galaxy devices are advertised, can't do anything without seeing or hearing about a galaxy device, look in the newspaper, see tons of ads for the GS 4, flick tv channel, see galaxy ad, go into phone/network shops see galaxy device posters plastered across the walls/windows and them put on "show" with their own stand etc. where as HTC etc. well the less said about their marketing, the better
The activ is really nice looking (again proof that Samsung are capable of doing well regarding this!), love the back, don't like the hard buttons though, should have gone with on screen!
Despite HTC's awful support when it comes to certain devices, they are still my favourite android brand as they meet all my requirements (out of the box)
I also love how they are ones that lead the market for being first with a lot of stuff i.e. that video you posted a while ago, they actually came up with a lot of stuff that has become the norm. for android these days such as custom skins and then have done it again this year with boomsound, camera overall and the metal body + antenna. You would expect the bigger companies like Samsung, apple etc. to be the ones doing this!
Yup, have to give Samsung credit for making a big device and stylus the "in thing" to do these days, amazing how it took of due to the hate for big devices and stylus being considered a thing of the past.
