I know that it's probably not comparable but would this Dual Core Samsung Galaxy S2 be faster than my old laptop Pentium 133MMX?
Is your old notebook capable of playing full hd movies and loading heavy flash web pages without a single slowdown? No? Then... I hope you got the point.
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I know that it's probably not comparable but would this Dual Core Samsung Galaxy S2 be faster than my old laptop Pentium 133MMX?
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You can't be serious?
Like... Are you seriously asking if a 1200Mhz Dual Core CPU made in 2011 is faster than a 133Mhz Single Core CPU made in 1995?
C'mon man quit playin'....
Probably the worst section for this kind of question , but not sure where to post it anyway. My friend wants to buy a SGS2 LTE , so I was wondering , what are the real advantages of that phone over the international SGS2 ( if any ). From what I can see it has a bit of beefed up specs, the hardware is really nice and everything , but what use of it, if there isn't a single custom rom for it ? I mean, me , I couldn't live without HydrogenICS ( thank you Paradoxxx!!! )...
So... just your opinions ... state them... SGS2 LTE. worth it ? or not ?
The Galaxy S2 LTE has a larger 4.5 screen and a LTE radio for theoretical faster mobile network speeds. The Galaxy S2 (international) has a 1.2 ghz Exynos CPU and Mali-400 GPU which is a superior chipset then the S3 chipset found in the Galaxy S2 LTE even though it is clocked higher at 1.5ghz. This translates in a more faster and fluid experience and better performance in gaming. However the difference is usually negligible.
Hi every body,
I'm looking for an answer that I've the opportunity to buy the S3 quadcore international version or the dualcore LTE version.
Which one have the best benchmark ?
Which one have the less battery drain ?
I'm french ... so does the LTE version be compatible with french 3G+ ?
Thank for your answer
If you mean hspa+ for 3g+, i think it should work. I'd take the dual core over the quad core, as it is based on a newer architecture and android is not even optimized for dual core properly, let alone quad core. The snapdragon s4 beats the exynos in core to core performance. It should also fair better in battery as well, but may fall a bit short in benchmarks.
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This topic was made literally a few hours before yours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714719
Try and use the search function, this topic exist in 10 different kind of forms but all the same question.
refer to this one. includes a poll as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683261
Hello,
I was looking to buy the Samsung Galaxy S3 but i'm confused as to which model should I buy. The international model or the North American model.
I cannot upgrade through my carrier (Bell Mobility in Toronto, ON) and hence either one I buy, I'll have to buy from outside.
Is the processor (dual vs quad) along with the RAM the only difference in these two models? If yes, then which one should I go for? Maybe answer in terms on battery life, ROMS available, etc etc. Would the quad core be faster than the dual core with half the RAM?
I have a regular data plan and I won't be thinking about using LTE for now.
Usage wise, I'd say I'm a moderate user and don't play very heavy games, but maybe, occasionally I might play MC3, GTA III etc. Definitely be multitasking a lot and constant texting/facebooking/checking emails etc.
I'm thinking to get the International version! But if the North American version is better, I would go for that.
Thanks
If you aren't using LTE then international model wins hands down.
Faster CPU
Better GPU
Wolfson WM1811 DAC (may not be in US version.)
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It's not 1ghz and 2ghz but 1gb and 2gb of ram. I'm from Canada and I chose the int one because of dev support, better GPU, future quadcore optimization, I don't care about LTE since I have 2GB of data monthly and 3G+ is enough for me. Also audio as nodstuff said, earlier release and finally 1gb is enough, I'm doing heavy multitasking and I never reached the 1GB of ram, the redraw issue can be fixed by editing a file and I'm sure it will be the same for the US version. So yeah int version is the best for me, now you have to find out which one is the best for YOU.
IMO, LTE is not all it's cracked up to be, if you don't have unlimited data then it's not really worth it. I'm not going to sacrifice faster CPU/GPU for a 2GB cap LTE.
Needless to say I got international version.
S_Dot said:
IMO, LTE is not all it's cracked up to be, if you don't have unlimited data then it's not really worth it. I'm not going to sacrifice faster CPU/GPU for a 2GB cap LTE.
Needless to say I got international version.
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+1 I also got the international version and I'm on AT&T
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there already is such thread in the general section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683261
also there is no 2ghz vs 1ghz. there is 1gb ram vs 2 gb ram.
nodstuff said:
If you aren't using LTE then international model wins hands down.
Faster CPU
Better GPU
Wolfson WM1811 DAC (may not be in US version.)
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1) Faster CPU? R u blind or something - Krait uses a highly modified A15s (which i believe what everyone wanted before Samsung decided to step back and stay on A9s for a bit more) and to be honest it is indeed faster in real life especially when it comes to opening apps (i had a chance to play with 2 devices).
2) GPU is faster on international thou but doubt u would be able to use even half of its power (i still have ipod touch 1gen and it can handle all games except Infinity Blade as long as OS allows on its weak PowerVR MBXLite)
3) Both have Wolfson DAC
4) NA Galaxy S3 has double RAM. If u are a multitasking freak (or use alot of ram hungry apps) then u would see a performance difference. Its also there to feed S4.
5) Krait is more power effecient than exynos when just using HSPA+
6) You have an option to use LTE (battery life will start draining faster however but highly dependent on your network)
With that said Exynos is indeed more optimized (no surprise) so the experience may be slower but ALWAYS fluid. However, nothing that the xda devs cant fix!!
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1) Faster CPU? R u blind or something - Krait uses a highly modified A15s (which i believe what everyone wanted before Samsung decided to step back and stay on A9s for a bit more) and to be honest it is indeed faster in real life especially when it comes to opening apps (i had a chance to play with 2 devices).
2) GPU is faster on international thou but doubt u would be able to use even half of its power (i still have ipod touch 1gen and it can handle all games except Infinity Blade as long as OS allows on its weak PowerVR MBXLite)
3) Both have Wolfson DAC
4) NA Galaxy S3 has double RAM. If u are a multitasking freak (or use alot of ram hungry apps) then u would see a performance difference. Its also there to feed S4.
5) Krait is more power effecient than exynos when just using HSPA+
6) You have an option to use LTE (battery life will start draining faster however but highly dependent on your network)
With that said Exynos is indeed more optimized (no surprise) so the experience may be slower but ALWAYS fluid. However, nothing that the xda devs cant fix!!
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Optimised A-9's built on 32nm Fab. Process with HKMG.
Krait is not more energy efficient, research high k metal gate which is used in the exynos 4412.
As for wolfson DAC, what us your source for that information? Supercurio said that it didn't after he came back from a trip to wolfsons facility in Edinburgh where he went after being invited to share some ideas.
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Xdenwarrior said:
1) Faster CPU? R u blind or something - Krait uses a highly modified A15s (which i believe what everyone wanted before Samsung decided to step back and stay on A9s for a bit more) and to be honest it is indeed faster in real life especially when it comes to opening apps (i had a chance to play with 2 devices).
2) GPU is faster on international thou but doubt u would be able to use even half of its power (i still have ipod touch 1gen and it can handle all games except Infinity Blade as long as OS allows on its weak PowerVR MBXLite)
3) Both have Wolfson DAC
4) NA Galaxy S3 has double RAM. If u are a multitasking freak (or use alot of ram hungry apps) then u would see a performance difference. Its also there to feed S4.
5) Krait is more power effecient than exynos when just using HSPA+
6) You have an option to use LTE (battery life will start draining faster however but highly dependent on your network)
With that said Exynos is indeed more optimized (no surprise) so the experience may be slower but ALWAYS fluid. However, nothing that the xda devs cant fix!!
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Well I'm a multitasking freak and I never reached the 780mb alowed, the ram is managed really well, your argument is invalid.
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Reviewers have already indicated that the NA SIII is indeed faster in regards to cpu and slightly better in battery life. It was also proven that the INT SIII has a significantly better gpu. Nonetheless, both versions are fantastic and have their tradeoffs.
I prefer the international phone. Fast and clean phone, unlimited for $10 with high speed enough for me. Love the battery, last for a long hard day.
Decision Made!!
Thanks for the responses guys!!
I finally got my hands on the International model and been playing with it heavily since today afternoon. They battery was at 54% when I first booted the device. Its been several hours of non-stop usage and the battery life seems to be good. Of course its too early to make any conclusion.
Overall, I'm loving it. Its so smooth!!
So glad I decided to sell my note to get this one. No doubt the note was/still is an excellent device. But I love S3 more!!! <3 :laugh:
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Thanks for the responses guys!!
I finally got my hands on the International model and been playing with it heavily since today afternoon. They battery was at 54% when I first booted the device. Its been several hours of non-stop usage and the battery life seems to be good. Of course its too early to make any conclusion.
Overall, I'm loving it. Its so smooth!!
So glad I decided to sell my note to get this one. No doubt the note was/still is an excellent device. But I love S3 more!!! <3 :laugh:
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Congratz! I have this beast since monday and I'm using it everyday at work (web browsing, skype, steam, games, watching anime) auto brightness, power saving, 3g and sync always on and I get 13h with 6h30 on screen time when I get home with about 15% left! You can leave power saving even when gaming no lag no slow down, this phone is overpowered
Sent from my beautiful GS3 int unlocked, rooted and beloved.
What's the best data settings on AT&T?
I've had a bunch of data issues with the GS3 stalling out, I've changed from Auto Mode to CDMA and GSM, all don't do much.
I am running the standard APN and my current plan is a LTE unlimited plan since I also have an AT&T HTC One X.
Thanks
The North American S3 does NOT have a Wolfson DAC:
Qualcomm's S4 chipset uses Qualcomm's proprietary audio hub, the WCD9310. This chipset is found in the US versions of the One X, One S, and even Samsung's Galaxy S III (only the international Galaxy S III will have a Wolfson DAC, sorry guys).
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ne-x-isnt-amazing-at-all-even-by-the-numbers/
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We already several of these threads...
That said, international version for all of the reasons previously mentioned.
Damn, for a moment I thought the US version was on par. The upgraded DAC would be nice.
What about gorilaglass2 ?!?!
There are a lot of videos and comments, about International version don't have Gorilaglass2, what is proven to be on US version!!!
Honestly if you are not going to us LTE then there should be no discussion about it. The international version is an amazing phone and I got it because I also don't care for LTE. If I did then I would look into the pros and cons for both versions. Since your not using LTE then looking at pros and cons is just invalid because overall international version is more optimized and even the largest multitasking user will reach MAX of 850MB... honestly. Hope it helped.
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Marne Jr said:
There are a lot of videos and comments, about International version don't have Gorilaglass2, what is proven to be on US version!!!
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That is incorrect, ALL variants have gorilla glass 2. Stop talking ****.
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I am planning to buy xperia p.But I heard lot of bad things about it from web.
1]It's gpu i.e.Mali-400 is not quad core as on galaxy s2 or galaxy s3.It is just single core
2]Over half of android 3d games are not working on it properly(crashing problems).
3]It's chipset is not good for gaming
4]It's screen resolution scores less than xperia u resolution and a li'l bit odd to
Does things reallymatter.Please do not answer like a Xperia P slave.
sagardrokr said:
I am planning to buy xperia p.But I heard lot of bad things about it from web.
1]It's gpu i.e.Mali-400 is not quad core as on galaxy s2 or galaxy s3.It is just single core
2]Over half of android 3d games are not working on it properly(crashing problems).
3]It's chipset is not good for gaming
4]It's screen resolution scores less than xperia u resolution and a li'l bit odd to
Does things reallymatter.Please do not answer like a Xperia P slave.
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I have a Xperia P i was user from a Samsung s2 and Xperia P is better in all terms since we have bravia we have Rizal a great modder watch the cyber-shot post there are some pictures taked from my XP camera about game's i run them like a charm i play MC4 without lag c: & i'm on ICS stock with out need of kernel no rom n,n hope you decide soon.
I dont have any problem related to games, just a fw bug on sound and camera but it can be fixed With root, I play lots of games with it and I know if you want 3d gaming HD yku should go for a more expansive phone likehtc one x
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sagardrokr said:
I am planning to buy xperia p.But I heard lot of bad things about it from web.
1]It's gpu i.e.Mali-400 is not quad core as on galaxy s2 or galaxy s3.It is just single core
2]Over half of android 3d games are not working on it properly(crashing problems).
3]It's chipset is not good for gaming
4]It's screen resolution scores less than xperia u resolution and a li'l bit odd to
Does things reallymatter.Please do not answer like a Xperia P slave.
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1. SGSII has the same GPU Mali 400 as Xperia P
2. Don't think that will happen. Xperia P is a Dual core phone with same Cortex-A9 architecture as the SII, you'd b happy with it's gaming performance.
3. Already answered, same as above.
4. Xperia P res is 540x960 pixels... SII has 480x800 and xperia U has 480x854 pixels...
Xperia P has BETTER screen resolution.
On a side note Xperia P has just 11 GB user available memory with NO memory card slot. So it could be a deal breaker for some.
If u can raise ur budget a bit Go for SGSII or Xperia S (24k/25k).
If you're happy with Xperia P internal memory then u can get it for just 17k from eBay.
products.ebay.in/Sony-Xperia-P?productId=595
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Its not the same as gs2, gs2 has mali400, gs3 has mali400mp quad and xp has mali400mp dual with lower frequency and to be honest gs2 is better than Xp for gaming in quadrant benchmarks and vellamo for 3d, gs2 hits 50fps when xp has like 30-40
Édit: i looked on the net gs2 bench 3200 in quadrant vs 2200 xp, but Xperia p kills gs2 in antutu
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sagardrokr said:
I am planning to buy xperia p.But I heard lot of bad things about it from web.
1]It's gpu i.e.Mali-400 is not quad core as on galaxy s2 or galaxy s3.It is just single core
2]Over half of android 3d games are not working on it properly(crashing problems).
3]It's chipset is not good for gaming
4]It's screen resolution scores less than xperia u resolution and a li'l bit odd to
Does things reallymatter.Please do not answer like a Xperia P slave.
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1. SGSII has the same GPU Mali 400 as Xperia P
2. Don't think that will happen. Xperia P is a Dual core phone with same Cortex-A9 architecture as the SII, you'd b happy with it's gaming performance.
3. Already answered, same as above.
4. Xperia P res is 540x960 pixels... SII has 480x800 and xperia U has 480x854 pixels...
Xperia P has BETTER screen resolution.
On a side note Xperia P has just 11 GB user available memory with NO memory card slot. So it could be a deal breaker for some.
If u can raise ur budget a bit Go for SGSII or Xperia S (24k/25k).
If you're happy with Xperia P internal memory then u can get it for just 17k from eBay.
products.ebay.in/Sony-Xperia-P?productId=595
Hope it helped...
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Its not the same as gs2, gs2 has mali400, gs3 has mali400mp quad and xp has mali400mp dual with lower frequency and to be honest gs2 is better than Xp for gaming in quadrant benchmarks and vellamo for 3d, gs2 hits 50fps when xp has like 30-40
Édit: i looked on the net gs2 bench 3200 in quadrant vs 2200 xp, but Xperia p kills gs2 in antutu
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Yes, agreed... Not only the SII is better in games but it's just simply plain better. With Exynos chipset and super amoled screen is just great. Camera produces excellent images too. And for all that it will cost u about 3-4k more.
If u can stretch up ur budget go for SII.
If u can't XP is pretty good with gaming too.
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1. SGSII has the same GPU Mali 400 as Xperia P
2. Don't think that will happen. Xperia P is a Dual core phone with same Cortex-A9 architecture as the SII, you'd b happy with it's gaming performance.
3. Already answered, same as above.
4. Xperia P res is 540x960 pixels... SII has 480x800 and xperia U has 480x854 pixels...
Xperia P has BETTER screen resolution.
On a side note Xperia P has just 11 GB user available memory with NO memory card slot. So it could be a deal breaker for some.
If u can raise ur budget a bit Go for SGSII or Xperia S (24k/25k).
If you're happy with Xperia P internal memory then u can get it for just 17k from eBay.
products.ebay.in/Sony-Xperia-P?productId=595
Hope it helped...
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Yes, agreed... Not only the SII is better in games but it's just simply plain better. With Exynos chipset and super amoled screen is just great. Camera produces excellent images too. And for all that it will cost u about 3-4k more.
If u can stretch up ur budget go for SII.
If u can't XP is pretty good with gaming too.
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LOL no amoled isnt better than LCD.. Fake oversaturated colors, also xp camera is better, as I said, if you want a good phone overall go for xp, if you want a gaming phone go for a one X with tegra
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LOL no amoled isnt better than LCD.. Fake oversaturated colors, also xp camera is better, as I said, if you want a good phone overall go for xp, if you want a gaming phone go for a one X with tegra
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Well some people including me prefer punchy saturated color... And LCD can never match Deep blacks of AMOLED or viewing angles. Moreover, Samsung has given u a choice of saturation. Light, Normal, High.
For me comparing Super LCD with Super AMOLED is like comparing Super Mario with Superman. Lol
I'll take SGSII over XP on any day....
Oh and for camera.... SGSII has a better one....
Check out their samples.... you'll see XP produces grainy images. XP also has Low internal memory... no card slot.
For 22k I willing to pass....
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Well some people including me prefer punchy saturated color... And LCD can never match Deep blacks of AMOLED or viewing angles. Moreover, Samsung has given u a choice of saturation. Light, Normal, High.
For me comparing Super LCD with Super AMOLED is like comparing Super Mario with Superman. Lol
I'll take SGSII over XP on any day....
Oh and for camera.... SGSII has a better one....
Check out their samples.... you'll see XP produces grainy images. XP also has Low internal memory... no card slot.
For 22k I willing to pass....
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oh comparing super LCD to super AMOLED isnt like this, amoled is a young technology, you should wait at least 2 years before Amoled gets better than LCD, it's like comparing World of Warcraft to the closed Beta of any new MMORPG,
also sony design > samsung.
sony UI > samsung,
Sony Price > Samsung.
I think GS2 is too old to fight against XPeria P,
in xperia P price range P is the king of every android phones, if you can put more money for GS2 then you should give a little more again to get a real better phone, do you understand me? I mean, if on 1 to 10 xP costs 5 and GS2 costs 7, just give 1 or 2 more and get a real high end phone =) ok GS2 is somehow a bit better than XP but it's not worth the money