The extra cores are basically turned off already when not in use. They turn on when you need them.Originally Posted by jetsam
so take that super efficient octacore
and bring it down to a dual core w/ lower voltage
think about the battery life on that thing!
I don't think Tegra3 was the problem as much as the flash used with it in most designs. My dual core TI4430 OMAP wouldn't be laggy if it had 2GB or more of RAM but the Gnexus is from 2011 IIRC so can't expect too much from something that old I guess. I just gave up trying to use chrome that often.Originally Posted by cavallino
I've had a lot of Android devices and they are just now getting to the point where they are not ponderous and laggy. They really need a decent cpu to be not frustratingly slow. Even Tegra 3 devices feel slow now.
I don't understand the obsession with battery life, just plug it in when you go to sleep. Any modern phone will last a full day.
You forget about the biggest power suck in a phone... the screen. Screen resolution and size has increased.... which means more power usage.Originally Posted by seepra
I don't get it either. Battery life has stayed something towards constant from first 600MHz single cores to modern 1.5GHz quad cores. I would very very much like to see a 1GHz single core done in modern lithography methods and very high efficiency without the encumbrance of ridiculous core count or clock speed. I only use my phone for instant messaging, irssi and email, so something like that with a very lightweight android ROM (without gapps) would be optimal for me if it helped keep the battery life sensible. That, and I really don't care if it's thicker than high-end phones. If having a plastic screen makes it less prone to shattering, I wouldn't mind that either. I'm not sure how much high resolution displays affect battery life, but 800x480 is totally fine IMO.
Essentially, I want a minimalistic Android phone with focus on good fit and finish despite durable/less shiny looking materials.
Another point I find annoying is the megapixel war. I would much rather have a 3 megapixel sensor in a camera that has half the amount of noise in comparison to higher pixel density sensors.
Check out the HTC One Mini, it sounds like it might be what you're looking for. Great build quality and a beautiful screen, similar to the HTC One. It has a 4.3" 720p display, Snapdragon 400 with a DC @ 1.4 GHz and an Adreno 305, 1 GB of memory (really wish it was 2 GB, but it's still snappy), a 4mp "Ultrapixel" Camera (same one as the HTC One though it lacks OIS), 16GB of internal storage, and a 1800 mAh battery. It's basically a smaller, gimped HTC One.Originally Posted by seepra
I don't get it either. Battery life has stayed something towards constant from first 600MHz single cores to modern 1.5GHz quad cores. I would very very much like to see a 1GHz single core done in modern lithography methods and very high efficiency without the encumbrance of ridiculous core count or clock speed. I only use my phone for instant messaging, irssi and email, so something like that with a very lightweight android ROM (without gapps) would be optimal for me if it helped keep the battery life sensible. That, and I really don't care if it's thicker than high-end phones. If having a plastic screen makes it less prone to shattering, I wouldn't mind that either. I'm not sure how much high resolution displays affect battery life, but 800x480 is totally fine IMO.
Essentially, I want a minimalistic Android phone with focus on good fit and finish despite durable/less shiny looking materials.
Another point I find annoying is the megapixel war. I would much rather have a 3 megapixel sensor in a camera that has half the amount of noise in comparison to higher pixel density sensors.
I'm not sure does half of this significantly change battery life, just theorizing. However, from my own experiences not having .gapps installed on CyanogenMod 10.1 improved battery life significantly on Samsung Galaxy S. I think some phone with good ROM support and a bulging huge aftermarket battery, like Nexus 4 would be nice enough for me.Originally Posted by DuckieHo
You forget about the biggest power suck in a phone... the screen. Screen resolution and size has increased.... which means more power usage.
Having more applications loaded in memory does not use more power.... the DRAM has to be keep charged anyways.
I have a ZTE Blade, it's a smaller phone with 800x480 and I think it's bordering towards redundant in pixel density. I don't use tiny fonts or browse websites in desktop-mode so I don't need or want massive PPI. Thanks for the recommendation though, looks nice!Originally Posted by Ecstacy
Also, 800x480 is pretty bad. Just look at the Galaxy S2. Once you see a phone with a 300+ DPI you won't want anything else.
