News - US HTC One X benchmarked, Snapdragon S4 comes out on top

[HEXUS]

It appears as though Android favours dual-core.

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[crossy]

Hmm, I can't help wondering how the Snapdragon S4 will compare to whatever chip that ships in the Galaxy S3. From what little I've seen so far, if the Asus padFone uses the S4 chip then perhaps it'll be quicker than the Exynos4-powered Galaxy S3.

Obviously I don't know, just making some (big?) leaps based on the scanty information out there (1 part fact to 9 parts rumour as far as the Galaxy S3 goes).

[Scribe]

Hmm, I can't help wondering how the Snapdragon S4 will compare to whatever chip that ships in the Galaxy S3. From what little I've seen so far, if the Asus padFone uses the S4 chip then perhaps it'll be quicker than the Exynos4-powered Galaxy S3.

Obviously I don't know, just making some (big?) leaps based on the scanty information out there (1 part fact to 9 parts rumour as far as the Galaxy S3 goes).

I don't think what you're saying is at all unreasonable, provided we will indeed see E4 and not the E5 chip in the S3. It may strongly come down to final clock speeds, either way, I suspect the S4 will be more energy efficient.

[shaithis]

Will it matter to 99.999999999% of owners though?

I've yet to find anything to tax my single-core phone....and I do things with it most users do not!

[MKA]

I believe the HTC One S will ship with the Snapdragon S4 in the UK. I am torn between getting the HTC One S and HTC One X.

[cheesemp]

Will it matter to 99.999999999% of owners though?

I've yet to find anything to tax my single-core phone....and I do things with it most users do not!

I'd disagree with that. My X10 (1ghz snapdragon) was really struggling with some modern games. (It was also really struggling with lack of RAM) - Maybe your phone is a faster single core or you just do less with it than I do? All I know is since getting my galaxy note with a 1.4Ghz dual core (and 800Mb Ram) I wouldn't go back. Sure the actual benchmark speed doesn't matter but i'd still advocate a decent dual core chip is a really good idea in an android phone.

[crossy]

Will it matter to 99.999999999% of owners though? I've yet to find anything to tax my single-core phone....and I do things with it most users do not!

Agree with some of what you're saying, you definitely don't need a dual-core (or worse still, quad-core) to make a phone call, do a little light web-browsing or send a text.

We've got three devices here:

1. 1GHz Snapdragon, 384MB RAM (Gingerbread - 2.3.4. I think)
2. 1.4GHz Snapdragon, 512MB RAM (Gingerbread - 2.3.6)
3. Tegra2 (so that's dual A9 cores@1GHz), 1GB RAM (ICS - 4.0.1)

Device #1 is noticeably slow if you've been running a lot of apps - sometimes the front page UI can take as long as 10 seconds to completely redraw. Latest edition of Angry Birds can bring this to a near standstill.
Device #2 (still single core, but 40% faster) IS noticeably quicker - no perceived lag even if there's a lot of apps been running. Some very slight degradation running my (totally unscientific) Angry Birds benchmark.
Device #3 (the dual core) no UI lag, even if Angry Birds has been run. Easily copes with a high app loading.

So given that experience, I'm insisting on a dual core device as there's nowt more annoying than bashing away on the menus and having to wait for the device to catch up. Do I need quad core? Probably not - but as "cheesemp" says more cores = better gaming device, (which is a slight issue for me seeing as I no longer have a Nintendo DS). My current short-list for this year's contract renewal is Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note and Asus padFone. (but if anyone's got any other suggestions then fire away). I wouldn't consider the HTC One X because I don't think I can live with the idea of a fixed battery and memory limitation at the moment.

YMMV of course!

[semo]

I believe the HTC One S will ship with the Snapdragon S4 in the UK. I am torn between getting the HTC One S and HTC One X.

I was thinking the same thing. I prefer the S because it is the same size as the Sensation and the X I think is a bit too big. Also the S is cheaper and it seems is also the quicker of the 2

[MKA]

I believe the HTC One S will ship with the Snapdragon S4 in the UK. I am torn between getting the HTC One S and HTC One X.

I was thinking the same thing. I prefer the S because it is the same size as the Sensation and the X I think is a bit too big. Also the S is cheaper and it seems is also the quicker of the 2

I have been changing my mind every other day as to which I want. The size of the HTC One X is off putting, yet the screen is supposed to be brilliant. The One S is not NFC comptaible but that doesn't bother me too much, my only worry with the HTC One S is the 16gb internal memory. and lack of a SD Card slot. but i am still leaning toward the One S, today anyway lol

[Lord Midas]

What these benchamrks don't show is a Tegra 3 HTC One X. Yes, the Prime has Tegra 3, but that is a different beast.
I'd like to see like-for-like benchamrks.
Perhaps Hexus could provide us with their own tests Cheers guys

Oh, I also think the screen size is excellent. I would actually rather have the screen size of the Samsung Galaxy Note (5.3"). With a Tegra 3. And Window Phone. But alas, not yet.