Samsung Vs HTC Vs LG Vs Meizu Quad-Core Processor

Quad-Core Processors.The name itself makes it clear that we are going to be witness a stiff battle between our competitors.And who are these heavyweight champs you may ask?
              Well,those that will playing today are :

• Samsung Galaxy S III     
• HTC One X
• LG Optimus G  
• Meizu MX 4-Core

With great power comes great responsibility and these phones not only represent themselves but also their manufacturers. It's a battle of the chipsets too. Inside the Samsung Galaxy S III and Meizu MX Quad Core beats the same Exynos 4212 Quad chipset, while the HTC One X is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 3  and the beast LG Optimus G is powered by the S4 Pro Chipset.

                   So,without wasting further time lets start our battle!

1.Screen Size

           Even though this article is centered around the premise of comparing chipsets, the screen is almost as important - what would be the use of all that computing power if the screen is going to limit what you can do.  

The Samsung Galaxy S III ,HTC One X & LG Optimus G all have 4.7 -4.8 inch screens ,hence they are almost equal.However,Meizu MX 4-core has a 4 inch screen and I suppose that this will be an advantage for this phone.

Samsung Galaxy S III

LG Optimus G

HTC One X

Meizu MX 4-Core

2.Clock Speed

         The HTC One X is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor while the S III and the MX 4-core have  1.4 GHz  Exynos 4212 Quad chipset under their hoods.The Optimus G is powered by the 1.5 GHz Krait S4 Pro Chipset .

3.Benchmark Scores

i) Benchmark Pi(lower is better)

    Samsung Galaxy S III : 344

    HTC One X : 

    LG Optimus G : 285

    Meizu MX 4-Core : 362

ii)Linpack(Higher is Better)

    Samsung Galaxy S III : 177.1

    HTC One X: 160.9

    LG Optimus G : 608

    Meizu MX 4-Core : 189.1

iii)Quadrant(Higher is Better)

    Samsung Galaxy S III : 5365

    HTC One X : 5952

    LG Optimus G : 7439

    Meizu MX 4-Core: 5170

iv)Antutu (Higher is better)

    Samsung Galaxy S III : 10767

    HTC One X : 11633

    LG Optimus G :11226

    Meizu MX 4-Core: 11820

v)BrowserMark(Higher is better)

    Samsung Galaxy S III : 158953

    HTC One X : 140270

    LG Optimus G : 118126

    Meizu MX 4-Core: 158404

So as you can see from the benchmark results it is the LG Optimus G which stands out among the other smartphones.This is mainly because of the new S4 Pro chipset running inside the Optimus which is at present the best quad-core processor for phones on the planet.
           What do you guys have to say?Please comment below.

Can Windows 8 Make A Difference?

                   This morning in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled infront of us the latest iteration of its mobile OS- Windows Phone 8.  The new OS features the same minimalistic tile-based user interface we’ve come to know and love from Windows Phone 7, with some tweaks to tile sizes, layout, and animations. Especially once version 7.8 starts rolling out to the masses, it’s not going to be terribly easy to tell Windows Phone builds apart from a distance,since that resizing tiles are gonna come in 7.8

                     Windows Phone market share was still stuck below 4% at the top of October, according to ComScore. The reasons behind Microsoft’s struggle to gain place in the mobile world are many and varied, but a bad user experience isn’t one of them: Windows Phone 7 has garnered more critical praise than almost any mobile platform in memory.

                But another wave of glowing press won’t be enough to force Windows Phone into relevance. Does version 8 bring enough features to cement its position in the mobile world .Lets find out!

                I am gonna break this article into two parts -first why and how WP 8 can make a difference and second -why it can't.So lets get started.

Positive Thinking

                      Microsoft didn’t just demo family-centric features like the earlier versions of Windows. It also gave us some solid figures to get excited about. Figures like app counts: 125,000 in the Windows Marketplace. That’s 25,000 more than the company reported in June. And Microsoft is putting its focus on apps that people need the most. Windows Phone Manager Joe Belfiore’s quote might not be the event’s most elegant, but it’s ambitious and exciting: “We will be at a point where we will have 46 of the top 50 of the most heavily used apps on other platforms.”

             Moreover, big names like Pandora, are coming,which is offering a free one-year premium subscription for buyers of WP8 devices.

            Promotional deals like that put us in mind of marketing, and Microsoft has some big talk in that department. As Windows Phone continues to lag behind other platforms in mind share, Microsoft’s renewed commitment to advertising is heartening, and inspires confidence that it knows where it needs to bring the heat. 

There are many more variables at play in the Windows Phone-vs-the-world equation, and a lot of room in the market for things to go disastrously wrong -or incredibly right- for Microsoft. Whether you believe the most “beautifully different” platform in mobile will succeed or fail in version 8 will of course depend on your own choices, conceptions, and other thoughts .Fortunately, the speculation period won’t last long, because the first Windows Phone 8 devices will launch in Europe this coming weekend. 

Not so positive thinking

               

               Crucial to understanding this argument is to look at where Microsoft put its focus in this morning’s announcement. There was precious little time devoted to blockbuster, competition-crushing features; instead what we got was in-depth explorations of a few new capabilities catering to niche markets. We got to see Jessica Alba tell us all about how Kids Corner lets her rest easy knowing her four-year-old can’t bang out a nonsense-tweet to four million people. Then there is  Data Sense, a (carrier-dependent) collection of utilities devoted to saving money on data costs through smart network use and traffic compression(for those with a modest data plan). Needed,but not something new There was more talk about keeping your contacts synced across all of your devices with SkyDrive.

               Truly speaking,WP 8 is still lagging behind Android.It doesn't support the highest resolution screens,nor does it support full multitasking(which I desperately need).Infact,I was astonished that even in WP 8 they didn't add an option to close an app,the only way was to press the back button continuously until you are out of the app.Also,seriously speaking not many new and important features were added.So yeah it was a bit of gloomy at the end of the day.

                 However,it depends upon you people completely how you welcome this OS.So will you buy a WP 8 phone?

Reasons To Switch To Android From Windows Phone

Recently I wrote an article about how Apple can "steal" a few customers from Android.Well,that will be a bit too harsh upon Android,I think.But don;'t worry apple fans I am not gonna post the opposite. Obviously,because i think its almost impossible to detach Apple fans from Iphone.So I am gonna post reasons to switch to Android from Windows Phone.

1.Customisation

              One of the things about Windows Phone is that it’s designed not to require heavy tweaking like the old Windows Mobile did. Instead, its customizations are designed to be more automated and content-based.  For example instead of you having to go in and change a background image for a hub or live tile, things change automatically based on what’s going on.  A lot of people still really like all of the power to dig under the hood and change things that other people probably wouldn’t have the time or desire to get into.  This is another big reason why many of the old Windows Mobile users, who loved all the customizations they could do, have switched to Android which offers a similarly high level of manual customization options.  Of course, you don’t have to tweak everything in Android, but then you might get bored with it pretty quickly.

2.More Apps

              This is the gold standard complaint for new operating systems and it’s an especially prevalent mantra for Windows Phone even though in reality Windows Phone may very well support all of the apps you want.  Of course there are instances where it does not, and for those you’ll probably have to switch to a different platform like Android.

3.More Features

           

                                 Android has a lot more “innovative” yet perhaps not so useful features.  If you want to be on the cutting edge of experimental stuff, Android is what you need.  The whole 3D screens and cameras thing didn’t exactly catch on, but Android certainly had it.  Maybe you think it’s cool to move icons around on your screen, by holding your finger on one and then turning your whole body to the left or right.  Maybe you want to launch the camera by turning on your phone, holding a finger on the screen, then holding the phone up vertically and rotating it.  Or maybe you think pressing a button to make a call is for suckers and would rather just hold the phone up to your head to start a call.  There’s so many more of these strange new features coming to Android, where as Windows Phone still keeps things pretty simple and doesn’t add something unless it’s a little more thought-out first.

4.Maturity

                 Well,everyone needs to admit that WP is still quite young,whereas Android is the elder brother.The project butter in Android has made things smoother and faster.So obviously,if you want an OS with experience,Android is your choice.

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Motorola RAZR i Defeats Galaxy S III

Recently,Motorola released the RAZR i,a single core android phone which has a Intel processor running in its heart.But don't get fooled by the single core processor.I know that many of you must be thinking that a single core processor can never compete with a dual core processor,let alone the quad core ones.And that is where you are completely wrong.Cause this is no ordinary chip.It is made by Intel,and is the first processor to run at 2 GHz on a mobile device .That clock speed is the key to the RAZR i's responsiveness and smooth UI.

RAZR  i

I know that there is a common belief that bigger is better.But not always.The RAZR i completely blew the Galaxy S II away in terms of multitasking.Check out this video,if you don't believe me.

So,I just want to make one thing clear.Don't simply buy a phone only because it has a quad-core processor.

At the end,it is not the number of cores that matters but how they perform in real life that matters and in terms of that Motorola has a clear winner in the RAZR i.

Hello Moto

Nokia 808 Pureview Vs LG Optimus G

Nokia 808 and LG Optimus G both are flagship devices from their respective manufacturers.While the former is probably the last Symbian device the latter was released recently and has shown some outstanding results in benchmarks.So lets get started.

                    Vs             


    Category                               Nokia 808 Pureview                                    LG Optimus G

1.Display                      1.  AMOLED capacitive touchscreen,          1. True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive
                                         16M color,360 x 640 pixels,                        touchscreen, 16M colors  ;
                                          4.0 inches (~184 ppi pixel density)              768 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches
                                                                                                            (~318 ppi pixel density)


2.OS                            2. Nokia Belle OS                                        2.Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream
                                                                                                         Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1                         

3.CPU                          3.  1.3 GHz ARM 11 single core                  3.Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait S4 Pro 
                                                                                                             chip       

4.RAM                         4. 512  Mb                                                   4.2048 Mb

5.    

6.Camera                      6.41 MP (38 MP effective,                        6.13 MP/8 MP (market dependent),
                                        7152 x 5368 pixels)Carl Zeiss optics,        autofocus, LED flash,Geo-tagging,
                                         autofocus, Xenon flash,                              face detection,image stabilization
                                         1/1.2'' sensor size,up to 4x 
                                        lossless digital zoom, geo-tagging, 
                                        face detection 


7.Camcorder                7.1080p video capture, with intelligent        7.Good 1080p capture, with
                                        (non-lossy) 3x digital zoom, thanks to         accelerometer-based software
                                       the 41 megapixel raw sensor; audio             LED video light
                                    capture in stereo and with pro-quality 
                                   digital mikes and 'RichRecording' software 
                                    and electronics, capable of handling a very
                                        wide volume range.

8.Memory                    8.Up to 512MB of C: (system) disk, plus     8.32 GB integral storage, non-
                                       16GB mass memory and flexible                  expandable, no mountable
                                       microSD expansion, e.g. adding an extra     functions
                                    64GB, so over 80GB in the device. Apps 
                                   can be installed on any disk, very flexibly.
                                    Plugging in the phone to any desktop 
                                    computer allows mass memory and 
                                    microSD to be mounted and treated
                                    like any other disk. Plus generic USB
                                    disk support via 'USB on the go', 
                                    adding up to 128GB extra.

9.Web browsing       9.Symbian Web, functional without ever           9.Very fast web page rendering and 
                                  really impressing, though it's faster on                 zooming/panning and paragraph 
                                 the 808 than on any previous Symbian                reflow. Multiple windows
                                 handset. Multiple windows possible.                   possible. Slick, slick, slick.Flash
                                 Many people replace Web with Opera               available.
                                Mini or Opera Mobile, but you still need
                               Web for some URL launches and purposes.


10.Multimedia         10. Video playback is terrific on the                 10.Excelllent media player.
    playback                   AMOLED screen, with a very wide                YouTube playback is excellent as
                                     range of codecs supported from                      well.
                                     local or remote files. YouTube playback
                                     in high quality requires a third party
                                     download (e.g. CuteTube), or plays
                                     in full-screen 360p via the mobile
                                     YouTube web site.

Galaxy Nexus Vs Iphone 5

I am aware of the fact that you people are thinking that why in the world am I testing a smartphone that is almost a year old in the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to a smartphone that is brand spanking new in the Apple iPhone 5? I mean, in the world of technology one year is almost an eternity. I know that. But let me explain. First off, the Galaxy Nexus is still the current flagship Nexus smartphone from Google. And second, the Galaxy Nexus is running the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean 4.1) which has a host of new speed improvements. With that said, lets get right into it:

1.Boot Up
   
         The first test that I am going to conduct is the boot test.Both the phones were powered on at the same time and it was the Iphone 5 that beat the Nexus .But hey this was expected isn't it?At least the Nexus didn't lose by a great margin right?


2.App Launch Speed

       In this case I opened the calculator, YouTube,flixter,camera etc.In all the cases,it was the Iphone which shone but the Nexus was lagging behind by one or two seconds only which according to me,doesn't really matter much.


3.Browser Speed

In this category again the Iphone 5 beat the Nexus but not by a huge margin just a few seconds difference only.In the Browsermark benchmark test the Galaxy Nexus scored 109591 while the Iphone scored 187608 .So that one was a huge win for the Iphone.



4.Verdict

I don’t know about you, but I am probably more impressed by the Galaxy Nexus than I am by the iPhone 5. I mean, obviously the iPhone 5 is a fast smartphone. Its using Apple’s brand new dual-core A6 processor coupled with 1 GB of RAM. So I think everyone expects it to be fast. But the Galaxy Nexus is using the old OMAP 4460 processor, making the fact that it is only a second or so slower than the iPhone 5 so darn impressive.