Check the specs...http://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Products/Samsung-Galaxy-S3/Specifications.tab
A dual core running at 1.5Ghz instead of a Quad core? Speculation was dead on thinking Exynos CPUs and LTE can't get along.
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Has there been anything from Samsung that states that the US version will have the S4 chipset. It just does not make an sense that it would not have a chipset made by Samsung. I am guessing we are going get a solid answer on the 29th when they go on their world tour.
I remember their being two conflicting articles from an anonymous Samsung executive about the dual core chip set and LTE compatibly.
As of right now, everything about dual core in US is just rumors. Some sound very reliable. As for me, I highly doubt that the exynos quad would be compatible with Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T LTE network as well as T-mobile HSPA+ 42Mbps. So yeah, chances are there won't be any quad core here
I read a few articles claiming that only T-Mobile would get the quad-core Exynos, but this makes absolutely no sense. The GS3 is 21mbps max, while T-Mobile's "4G" is 42mbps. So, I really doubt that T-Mobile will get the Exynos version, unless they decide that 2 extra cores has more market value than 42mbps HSPA+.
So, it is likely that T-Mobile will get a version that is crippled with the Qcomm S4 chip. Because of the incompatibility of LTE+Exynos, it is also possible for Verizon, ATT, etc to get the dual core version as well. For example, the HTC One X had to be switched to S4 to work on AT&T's LTE network.
Heard long shot rumour US maybe get exynos 5 with arm cortex a-15 2ghz dual core. I'd be OK with that if no exynos 4 quad in US. A-15 performance might be on par with quad A-9.
Though most likely if qualcomm S4 I'm going international.
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Heard long shot rumour US maybe get exynos 5 with arm cortex a-15 2ghz dual core. I'd be OK with that if no exynos 4 quad in US. A-15 performance might be on par with quad A-9.
Though most likely if qualcomm S4 I'm going international.
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Any Cortex-A15 would destroy the quad-core Exynos 4412. But the chance of an A15 being released for the US version is almost nonexistent.
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But the chance of an A15 being released for the US version is almost nonexistent.
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Maybe for an upgraded version? Like they did with the Skyrocket or T989...
So living in canada, I have a question about the S3's:
Since the Canadian version is coming out on the 20th (which is the duo core snapdragon 2gb ram version) I would like to compare the two versions.
In Vancouver, our LTE only works in like 1/4 of the city so I'm really not after the LTE.
I have already pre-ordered the international version and was wondering which variant was faster.
To my knowledge, both variants are very comparable. From the benchmarks I've seen comparing the HOX with the Qualcomm S4 chip vs the SGS III, the quad core Exynos processor is pretty much on par with the S4. Although the quad core Exynos did come on top by a negligible margin. However, in actual performance, you shouldn't notice if one is faster than the other.
... along with the 2 GB of RAM both the Canadian and seemingly, the US version is getting; it would have easily outpaced probably anything the upcoming iPhone would have boasted.
Maybe there's not a real world difference between dual core and quad core if you're using the right chips, but quad core just translates to as a better marketing gimmick. It also throws around propaganda when all these sites throw up benchmark tests and compare, which sells even more phones. The iPhone probably won't be out until several months later, so it might be rocking a quad-core chip by then.
Apparently there is currently no ARM Quadcore CPU's that can cope with LTE, next year is what I am told.
if i recall nvidia just validated its LTE terga 3 for att. first quad to actually get cleared with carrier with LTE on board.
I'm getting ready to get an s3, but I'm getting confused now. I see it advertised as 1.4 quad core on the international version, but AT&T and Verizon say its 1.5 dual core. Anybody know if this is correct, or misprint on both Verizon & AT&T?
If you could bother as muchs as search forums or google you would allready know.. anyways it's correct information as american versions comes with snapdragon s4 krait with LTE chip inside and dual core.
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4G LTE apparently has issues working properly with the quad core chip in the GS3. So north america is getting a dual core variant so the network will work properly.
Early reports states that when the next android OS arrives, it fixes the issues the quad core chipset is currently having...but that remains to be seen.
I was going to upgrade to the Galaxy S III through AT&T, but when I go to the website to do the preorder, I noticed the specs for this phone shows it having a dual-core 1.5GHz processor versus the quad-core 1.4GHz. Is this a typo for AT&T, or is AT&T only shipping a dual-core version?
American variants are all dual-core S4 Snapdragon CPU's.