The Samsung Galaxy S IV Android smartphone has reportedly been clocked by the popular AnTuTu benchmarking application and the purported results reveal more than its performance numbers. The screenshots above actually list all the juicy details about the device. According to the benchmark utility, the SGS4 rocks a 1.8GHz Exynos 5 Octa 4+4 processor...
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An unannounced Samsung smartphone with SCH-I545 model number appeared in a recent NenaMark2 benchmark listing. The handset is apparently equipped with a 1.9Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics, 1920x1080p display, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. We’re thinking it’s the next-generation 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600, not to be confused with Snapdragon 800,...
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It appears the Samsung Galaxy S IV will feature the Exynos 5 Octa chipset, which was recently announced at CES 2013 by the Korean manufacturer. The octa-core mobile processor was confirmed for the upcoming flagship Android smartphone by a pair of new Antutu Benchmarks. Listings for the Korean Galaxy S4 SHV-E300S model and global...
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In the video above from the 2013 International CES, we checked out another aspect of NVIDIA’s upcoming Tegra 4 quad-core processor. The chip-maker had a webpage load test station set up for CES attendees to put a Tegra 4-powered Android development tablet through its paces. During NVIDIA’s CES press conference, we saw the same...
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While at the 2013 International CES, we dropped by Qualcomm’s booth to check out their upcoming flagship quad-core mobile processor, the Snapdragon 800, which succeeds last year’s Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset (think: HTC Droid DNA & LG Nexus 4). Understandably, since the Snapdragon 800 won’t debut in retail smartphones and tablets until mid-2013, Qualcomm...
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In this video, we benchmark the Samsung Galaxy Note II and HTC Droid DNA Android smartphones, both of which are available on Verizon Wireless, using the standard benchmarking utility known as Quadrant. The Droid DNA clearly wins that round convincingly; however, if you take a look at the benchmark results using other apps, like...
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The HTC Droid DNA hits Verizon stores next week and Samsung’s competing 5-inch 1080p screened smartphone is in the works for an H1 2013 launch, but what about other manufacturers, like LG? Well, if these latest benchmarks are any indication, a device running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and designated with the model number LG...
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The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note II is heading to AT&T, as confirmed by the screenshots above. Designated with the SGH-I317 model number, the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 2 is “virtually identical” to the global variant – it doesn’t even seem to have the carrier’s branding on it, at least not at...
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The Sony Xperia V, T, TV, and Samsung Galaxy Note II, which were all announced at IFA 2012 last week, have been benchmarked, courtesy of the folks at Engadget. The 1.6GHz Quad-Core Exynos processor in the Galaxy Note 2 and the 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processors in the trio of Xperia handsets were benchmarked...
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 may just be the new king of mobile processors. The S4 Pro quad-core chipset with Adreno 320 graphics core was benchmarked by the good folks at Engadget and the results are nothing short of impressive. As you can see in the image above and chart below, the APQ8064...
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After unboxing the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Android smartphone and coming away with positive initial impressions, it’s now time to push it to its limits with various benchmark utilities to see how it compares to the competition. In this video, I put the EVO 4G LTE through a series of benchmarks using apps...
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Mozilla has released a “dynamic upgrade” of their Firefox mobile Web browser for the Android platform. Firefox 14 is said to be “screaming fast” with dramatic performance improvements – noticeable during startup, page loading, panning and zooming. With the latest update, Firefox is apparently faster than the default Android 4.0.4 browser now, at least...
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Qualcomm put together a YouTube video to promote the thermal efficiency of their Snapdragon S4 processor, the same chip inside the U.S. variants of the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III, compared to the competition. To be fair, the two competing devices in the video seem to be the Motorola Droid Razr...
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The Nexus tablet has possibly been leaked as the Google Asus Nexus 7, thanks to Rightware’s Powerboard benchmark result site. The entry unmistakably lists the “Asus” and “Google” brands, number “7″, 768×1280 resolution, and Nvidia’s Tegra 3 1.3 GHz quad-core processor – all pointing to it being the affordable 7-inch tablet we’ve been patiently...
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A Verizon variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III appeared in a Nenamark benchmark over the weekend. The Verizon branding and SCH-i535 model number match a previously leaked user agent profile. The benchmark also revealed that the 4G LTE capable Galaxy S3 rocks a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and Adreno 225 GPU...
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