HTC One X Debuts The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 In Style

[N19h7m4r3]

Why the hell are High end Android phones to bloody big!!

I just can't be bothered buying something like that.

[eXa]

Buy a lower end then?

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My GS2 still runs smooth as butter and can easily last a day with light usuage. Ill be waiting for the GS4. I think these quads are overkill for any phone.

[Lokinhow]

You guys may like this:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gala...review-759.php

[mattkosem]

My GS2 still runs smooth as butter and can easily last a day with light usuage. Ill be waiting for the GS4. I think these quads are overkill for any phone.

Say what you will, but I love my international HOX. Quad cores and 4.7" screen rock. Its a sizeable upgrade from my previous Tegra 2 device. The S4 puts down some nice numbers, but I'll take 4 cores over LTE at this stage in the game. 5-9Mb/sec (actual) is plenty at this point.

--Matt

[Cold Fussion]

Say what you will, but I love my international HOX. Quad cores and 4.7" screen rock. Its a sizeable upgrade from my previous Tegra 2 device. The S4 puts down some nice numbers, but I'll take 4 cores over LTE at this stage in the game. 5-9Mb/sec (actual) is plenty at this point.

--Matt

How many apps make any use of 4 cores? I'm betting that number is super low.

[mattkosem]

How many apps make any use of 4 cores? I'm betting that number is super low.

Obviously, at this point at least. Glowball and benchmarks are pretty much it currently. Who cares though? The companion core yields awesome standby, and its a tegra 3 exclusive. Best case a quad core cpu helps, worst case the extra cores are asleep. It comes with nice graphic capabilities too, its not just a heap of CPU horsepower.

--Matt

[Cold Fussion]

Except in every situation Tegra 3 isn't having 4 cores stressed, S4 is better, including graphics performance.

[STEvil]

And S4 gets better battery life from what i've seen so far

[mattkosem]

Except in every situation Tegra 3 isn't having 4 cores stressed, S4 is better, including graphics performance.

In cases where it is faster it is often much faster. You won't always use all 4 cores, but you get higher clocks when fewer cores are in use. It isn't really noticeably so when it is slower either, and I'm assuming not slower quite as often as you're implying. Even the browser can (reportedly - unverified) use 4 cores. Neither model is the wrong way to go right now. The extra space on the international version helps too.

--Matt