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GLBenchmark: Nexus gets it's ass kicked

Hey guys,
I've been doing these benchmarks alot on WinMo before I got my first Android device. I always felt Winmo was sluggish, but look at this:
GLBenchmark link
I compared the Nexus with a Milestone, HD2 and 3GS. And it shocked me... The HD2 is faster at most benchmarks!
Is that because of the SDK with OpenGL ES 2.0 isn't used yet?
Hoping this could be improved, because I left Winmo because of this.

I don't believe this benchmark.

Okay, you're comparing several different platforms here. The HD2 and the Nexus One have the exact same GPU.
More accurate: this particular benchmark is faster on its Windows Mobile port than on its Android port.

scoring 100% in a benchmark can not be right?

frleus said:
scoring 100% in a benchmark can not be right?
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Generally speaking in these types of benchmarks, the benchmark is set by the highest-scoring device. 100% would be the king for that specific test.

You would be correct, Android 2.1 as it is on our phones doesn't have all of the graphics boosters. To bo honest, it isn't that surprising IMHO, since these benchmarks are hugely influenced by the software itself, otherwise ROM cooking wouldn't do anything for increasing these #'s.
Maybe you could re-run this with a Cyan ROM, which has lots of those little things added in, such as the Arm Neon graphics inhancing(or whatever the heck its exact name is).
Also, keep in mind, that there are more important factors than "benchmarks".

pjcforpres said:
You would be correct, Android 2.1 as it is on our phones doesn't have all of the graphics boosters. To bo honest, it isn't that surprising IMHO, since these benchmarks are hugely influenced by the software itself, otherwise ROM cooking wouldn't do anything for increasing these #'s.
Maybe you could re-run this with a Cyan ROM, which has lots of those little things added in, such as the Arm Neon graphics inhancing(or whatever the heck its exact name is).
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I agree, with this, but adding one more thing instead of just testing different phones, test these benchmarks on cyan and emnother. With the nexus our graphics performance is aided by software so hardware isnt going to be the kicker between the hd2 and the nexus.

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Web based benchmarks are as fail as the DPI on the HD2.

TheDudeOfLife said:
Web based benchmarks are as fail as the DPI on the HD2.
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In your experience which would be a good benchmark besides Linpack?

jlevy73 said:
In your experience which would be a good benchmark besides Linpack?
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Water submersion test.

TheDudeOfLife said:
Water submersion test.
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+ Drop Height.

uberingram said:
+ Drop Height.
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Submersion test + drop height = the angle of the dangle

I agree that static benchmarks aren't anything, but the Nexus should be at least able to score comparable to the HD2, right? Hardware is the same, it's just the software that differs... alot.

NeoS2007 said:
I agree that static benchmarks aren't anything, but the Nexus should be at least able to score comparable to the HD2, right? Hardware is the same, it's just the software that differs... alot.
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ah the quest for improving graphics on msm7k errr i mean snapdragon processors begin. Nice to see you've jumped to Android neoS2007
i think theres heaps of room for n1 to improve and count me if you decide on creating a group for improving graphics on the n1

babijoee said:
ah the quest for improving graphics on msm7k errr i mean snapdragon processors begin. Nice to see you've jumped to Android neoS2007
i think theres heaps of room for n1 to improve and count me if you decide on creating a group for improving graphics on the n1
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Good to see you here too babijoee. I'm trying to get someone on the MSM bandwagon to coordinate it, but Snapdragon is just so much more interesting... Anyways, goodtimes.
Anyways, I'm not setting up a group until i'm fairly certain the N1 CAN get better. I want to compare the N1 with the Desire and then again when OGLES 2.0 is fully implemented.

Nothing official but defiantly interesting:
http://www.androidspin.com/2010/04/21/google-getting-ready-to-dish-out-some-froyo/
I'm sure if everything mentioned here would defiantly give the n1 a substantial performance increase

Definitely worth waiting for. I'll see if I can track improvements in the graphics area of the N1 once Froyo is out.

NeoS2007 said:
Good to see you here too babijoee. I'm trying to get someone on the MSM bandwagon to coordinate it, but Snapdragon is just so much more interesting... Anyways, goodtimes.
Anyways, I'm not setting up a group until i'm fairly certain the N1 CAN get better. I want to compare the N1 with the Desire and then again when OGLES 2.0 is fully implemented.
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I just ran it on my Desire. The upload failed so i dont have exact figures to prove anything, but it looks much the same as the N1 listed on their site. Most things are within 5%. My HD2 running a dutty custom ROM and Chainfires driver hack is a bit faster.

Raging Thunder 2 run extremly fast on N1, faster than moto chaser on ipod touch 2g. Anyway mobile benchmarks are always bulls**t

HTC One & Galaxy S IV (Exynos) - 3D Mark

HTC One & S4 3D Mark.
Benchmarks done by DiP7 All credit and thanks to him for running them and sharing the benchmarks with us.
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Funny

So to summarise:
HTC One Ice Storm: 11309
S4 Storm: 9552
HTC One Ice Storm: 6190
S4 Storm Extreme: 6127
A small victory, but seems to be a lot of leeway between these results, just ran this on my own One and got 10029 and 6626 results respectively, so alot lower then alot higher.

whatever it is this means the 554MP3 is not running at 533mhz due to power / thermals
please also means its not what is hyped to be and Adreno 320 is not to be taken lightly

Would love to see the test run again once the One is updated to 4.2.2 - these results have nowhere to go but up.

catachresistant said:
Would love to see the test run again once the One is updated to 4.2.2 - these results have nowhere to go but up.
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Agreed, I'm sure it will get a nice performance bump from that.

I´m so looking forward to the 4.2.2 update. Not cause of the Android Version, but the drivers. Its fast at the moment, but it should be even faster with them.

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I´m so looking forward to the 4.2.2 update. Not cause of the Android Version, but the drivers. Its fast at the moment, but it should be even faster with them.
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I expect the benchmarks to improve with 4.2 by a decent amount, maybe we'll see around 41 fps Egypt offscreen.

As usual, 3DMarks of any kind cannot be a standard test of anything of value.
I've got these scores from my Nexus 4 running stock 4.2.2. (Left is default and right is extreme)

Benchmarks like this are totally pointless for measuring performance. They might be fun, but they are so variable (even on the same device) that they are useless. They also have biases towards certain GPUs that do no reflect real world gaming.
All this test proves is that with current software 3Dmark for android runs better on the Adreno in the One than on the PowerVR in the S4, nothing else whatsoever. Since its not a game, who cares?

3DMark is really wierd. I ran it yestarday several times and the score varied from 9900 to 10800. The highest score I got was just after the restart of the device. 10800 in IceStorm and 6690 in Extreme. Still... it looks like the "The One" is on par with SIV when it comes to performance. Now its up HTC to make the software better. I mean its still far better than Samsung when it comes to bug count and stability but the camera, Zoe, Blinkfeed functionality should be extended. Come on HTC. You can do it...

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HTC One & S4 3D Mark.
Benchmarks done by DiP7 All credit and thanks to him for running them and sharing the benchmarks with us.
Link to his original post: http://www.max-up.ru/news-apple/3dmark-sgs4-exynos-vs-htc-one.html
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Were exactly did you get an S4 octa and an HTC one to perform these test. These are the two rarest phones on the planet especially the S4 octa. Won't consider this final since the S4 octa is still in production. <<<<<you can Google that
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we see both of devices arent ready to give noteworthy full hd game performance with these gpu..i think we will have to wait better gpu.

strip419 said:
Were exactly did you get an S4 octa and an HTC one to perform these test. These are the two rarest phones on the planet especially the S4 octa. Won't consider this final since the S4 octa is still in production
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HTC One & S4 3D Mark.
---> Benchmarks done by DiP7 All credit and thanks to him for running them and sharing the benchmarks with us.<---
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RCFTW.
A reviewer from a Russian reviewer site who is also a member of our forums here. You shouldn't consider it final, the HTC One's performance will increase, once it's running 4.2.

strip419 said:
Were exactly did you get an S4 octa and an HTC one to perform these test. These are the two rarest phones on the planet especially the S4 octa. Won't consider this final since the S4 octa is still in production. <<<<<you can Google that
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Ummm.... Not a surprise at all. A lot of people have the ONE....just go look at the Development section.
As for the S4 Exynos Octa....wouldn't shock me at all that someone has it in their hands.

-]Megacharge[- said:
RCFTW.
A reviewer from a Russian reviewer site who is also a member of our forums here. You shouldn't consider it final, the HTC One's performance will increase, once it's running 4.2.
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Dude we have seen phone performance decrease after SW updates.
Stop making it look as if it is guaranteed
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strip419 said:
Dude we have seen phone performance decrease after SW updates.
Stop making it look as if it is guaranteed
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lol Stop trolling, kid.

-]Megacharge[- said:
lol Stop trolling, kid.
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+1 you really think they'd release an update that slows things down? Lol... You know cuz sometimes after I get a tune up on my car it gets bogged down
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lopri said:
As usual, 3DMarks of any kind cannot be a standard test of anything of value.
I've got these scores from my Nexus 4 running stock 4.2.2. (Left is default and right is extreme)
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It scores higher because the screen resolution is lower and 3DMark renders onscreen.
It's still an awesome phone though.

3DMark Benchmark video

Unleash the True Gaming Power of the Nexus 9 !

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I tried asphalt 8 and it already has high in visual quality. Maybe you are using a warez version of asphalt 8?
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richteralan said:
I tried asphalt 8 and it already has high in visual quality. Maybe you are using a warez version of asphalt 8?
Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk
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Isn't Asphalt 8 free in the playstore? Also I can only run only with medium settings max on my nexus 9 so i'm not sure about why you can access high visual quality in the first place.

would this make Trine 2 run on the nexus 9

I can't get this to work with Real Racing 3. To bad, because the resolution on that game sucks right now.

RR3 is great on my N9
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nealkoy said:
Isn't Asphalt 8 free in the playstore? Also I can only run only with medium settings max on my nexus 9 so i'm not sure about why you can access high visual quality in the first place.
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Oops, right. I was having another Nexus device in my mind. This is the problem when you have a lot of them.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the app
Is there any way to run Half Life 2 or tegra games? I tried to run half life using the app but it doesn't start, i had a fc
I really like Nexus 9 and the power of K1, but now it's like having a Ferrari inside a field.
If Google don't optimise this tablet, i think i'll going to buy an ipad air 2

andyahs said:
RR3 is great on my N9
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Don't you get pixelation during gameplay? The menu looks great, but not the rendering of cars and tracks in de background.
Are you using an alternative GPU/CPU profile or not?

Jeltel said:
Don't you get pixelation during gameplay? The menu looks great, but not the rendering of cars and tracks in de background.
Are you using an alternative GPU/CPU profile or not?
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thank you for this!

Tested on the latest Gangstar Vagas, this method also works

Jeltel said:
Don't you get pixelation during gameplay? The menu looks great, but not the rendering of cars and tracks in de background.
Are you using an alternative GPU/CPU profile or not?
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No pixelation at all. Loved playing it on my wife's ipad air and it's just a good on my Nexus 9 running pure stock out of the box.

Anyone tested it on Trine 2?

Jeltel said:
I can't get this to work with Real Racing 3. To bad, because the resolution on that game sucks right now.
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I'm agree whit that, i was playing rr3 and there are a lot of jaggies and resolution sucks

This device really got too much of GPU for current games available now. Just "wow".

andyahs said:
No pixelation at all. Loved playing it on my wife's ipad air and it's just a good on my Nexus 9 running pure stock out of the box.
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This is what I get during the menu. Look at the edges of the Maclaren P1 especially on the black/white borders. Also it's more apparent during play, because the pixels will dance around. You say you get smooth transitions on these edges?
I still play the game, but I hoped it would be better on the Nexus 9.

The game isn't running our native resolution. As a matter of fact, most games are not.
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Jeltel said:
This is what I get during the menu. Look at the edges of the Maclaren P1 especially on the black/white borders. Also it's more apparent during play, because the pixels will dance around. You say you get smooth transitions on these edges?
I still play the game, but I hoped it would be better on the Nexus 9.
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I get the same when playing.. Really hope they'll optimize for higher resolutions! Does anybody know how it looks on the iPad?
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just get the graphics app
Download "real racing 3 graphics" app it lets you set any quality setting to get max gfx

That works. Thanks!
edit: Well it does improve the graphics, but not the resolution

Frustrated

What's the point to having this awesome CPU and GPU when there are no games or apps out there to take advantage and probably never will. Should of bought a iPad , tablet apps are just way better on iPad bit I hate iOS lol
Where is all the development I know this tablet is pretty new but it seems maybe a lot of devs didn't pick up the nexus 9 or they are building as we speak.

_Infamous_ said:
or they are building as we speak.
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Answered your own question

BennyJr said:
Answered your own question
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I know but still not happy with the apps on android!!

_Infamous_ said:
What's the point to having this awesome CPU and GPU when there are no games or apps out there to take advantage and probably never will. Should of bought a iPad , tablet apps are just way better on iPad bit I hate iOS lol
Where is all the development I know this tablet is pretty new but it seems maybe a lot of devs didn't pick up the nexus 9 or they are building as we speak.
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We're now on the biggest Software and Hardware update in the Android history
The capacity problems are expected,but surprisingly most of the devs are doing their best to support Lollipop
Like ES file browser and MX player,ES had lag reading files and MX wasn't capatable last week,but now are now working perfectly
Speaking of games...those emulators and game streaming featue kill any mobile games easily,why do people care about them?
Also for people like me,I can't stand with the system unable to organize files by user
I hate iOS throw every songs or videos at the same place,ES and MX simply kill them all
I owned an iPad Air,sold it later after a week
I persuaded myself to keep it,but I eventually found it is still a garbage pad for me

shasen1235 said:
We're now on the biggest Software and Hardware update in the Android history
The capacity problems are expected,but surprisingly most of the devs are doing their best to support Lollipop
Like ES file browser and MX player,ES had lag reading files and MX wasn't capatable last week,but now are now working perfectly
Speaking of games...those emulators and game streaming featue kill any mobile games easily,why do people care about them?
Also for people like me,I can't stand with the system unable to organize files by user
I hate iOS throw every songs or videos at the same place,ES and MX simply kill them all
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What emulators are you using always have lag issues with those and what game streaming and I know lollipop is a huge update but now we have a 4:3 screen which I love but no apps are optimised for this screen and probably never will.

_Infamous_ said:
What emulators are you using always have lag issues with those and what game streaming and I know lollipop is a huge update but now we have a 4:3 screen which I love but no apps are optimised for this screen and probably never will.
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If you want to play PSP games,try PPSSPP
Others like GBA.GBC...etc,try GBA.emu/GBC.emu
Here's a screenshot I played Dota2 on my M8 with no noticable legacy,they recently updated to support Lollipop so it shall work well too
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Come on bro...how long has iPad been there?
The first official 64bit processor.64bit system.4:3 screen just out for a bit longer than a month
Don't get me wrong,the official I'm talking about is Nexus
And you are saying we will never get proper optimized apps support...God...

_Infamous_ said:
What emulators are you using always have lag issues with those and what game streaming and I know lollipop is a huge update but now we have a 4:3 screen which I love but no apps are optimised for this screen and probably never will.
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Actually I think a lot of apps and games will get optimised for 4:3 (if they aren't already) because the N9 started a trend. For example the new Nokia N1 has a 4:3 ratio as well. Many of the cheap chinese tabs have this ratio also.

jji7skyline said:
Actually I think a lot of apps and games will get optimised for 4:3 (if they aren't already) because the N9 started a trend. For example the new Nokia N1 has a 4:3 ratio as well. Many of the cheap chinese tabs have this ratio also.
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I hope so as I think its a better format for me!!

shasen1235 said:
If you want to play PSP games,try PPSSPP
Others like GBA.GBC...etc,try GBA.emu/GBC.emu
Here's a screenshot I played Dota2 on my M8 with no noticable legacy,they recently updated to support Lollipop so it shall work well too
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Come on bro...how long has iPad been there?
The first official 64bit processor.64bit system.4:3 screen just out for a bit longer than a month
Don't get me wrong,the official I'm talking about is Nexus
And you are saying we will never get proper optimized apps support...God...
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Yea I'm afraid we won't get quality games/apps on Android for a tablet because android has so many sizes and screen resolutions and CPU/GPU combo. Yes I know iPad has been out for a lot longer but that's actually like making games for iOS because they can be followed in and don't have to optimize for 20 to 30 different devices . I love Android but I hope apps will be better optimized for tablets.

1.This had nothing to do with the N9 as your comparing app availability.
2. No reason to develop an intensive game for only two devices that can handle it.
Give it time.

Yeah your looking for Mrs right now vs what could be Mrs right.
This is just part of being an early adopter in terms of this screen ratio, CPU/GPU and OS. the good news is as stuff comes out, it feel like getting a new device all over again.

We may be able to play Tegra games when the Shield gets updated to Lollipop.

jji7skyline said:
We may be able to play Tegra games when the Shield gets updated to Lollipop.
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i know cant wait for that

USBhost said:
i know cant wait for that
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Offtopic: Have you considered renaming your mental ilness to CRUD? (Compulsive ROM Updating Disorder)

jji7skyline said:
Offtopic: Have you considered renaming your mental ilness to CRUD? (Compulsive ROM Updating Disorder)
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Well its more like (Obsessive Kernel Building Disorder) now lol
OKBD

USBhost said:
Well its more like (Obsessive Kernel Building Disorder) now lol
OKBD
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OK

Seriously? How long has this tablet been out?

brushrop03 said:
Seriously? How long has this tablet been out?
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I'm not just talking about the tablet I'm talking about tablet apps period they suck on android

brushrop03 said:
Seriously? How long has this tablet been out?
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23 days as of now

shasen1235 said:
If you want to play PSP games,try PPSSPP
Others like GBA.GBC...etc,try GBA.emu/GBC.emu
Here's a screenshot I played Dota2 on my M8 with no noticable legacy,they recently updated to support Lollipop so it shall work well too
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Come on bro...how long has iPad been there?
The first official 64bit processor.64bit system.4:3 screen just out for a bit longer than a month
Don't get me wrong,the official I'm talking about is Nexus
And you are saying we will never get proper optimized apps support...God...
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How did you manage to play Dots 2? Is it they companion app?
Smashed down on the mighty Nexus 9

opengl 3.2???

Hi guys, i noticed that some s7 edge and note 7 exynos devices have opengl v3.2 graphics driver but here mine s7 edge (g935w8) have opengl v3.1?? I dont know why? Can you guys please confirm that is only me having the older version or all the other models have v3.1?
Thank You

I have opengl es v3.1 on antutu and my device is g935fd
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The v3.2 came with the latest firmware update for the device (starting with B).
Just wait for the OTA or update to the latest firmware using ODIN.

drms12 said:
The v3.2 came with the latest firmware update for the device (starting with B).
Just wait for the OTA or update to the latest firmware using ODIN.
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U are saying that open gl 3.2 came with the latest august security update???

same here FD
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Aakash Kaushal said:
U are saying that open gl 3.2 came with the latest august security update???
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The firmware update isn't just security update.
It did update the security to 01.08, but added few more features, including samsung cloud, new gallery app from note 7, and new mali GPU drivers, r12p1 (which support opengl v3.2).
If you have the exynos model, check this thread for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065

drms12 said:
The firmware update isn't just security update.
It did update the security to 01.08, but added few more features, including samsung cloud, new gallery app from note 7, and new mali GPU drivers, r12p1 (which support opengl v3.2).
If you have the exynos model, check this thread for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065
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Well thanks for the information you gave but according to that thread ,there is nothing about gpu driver update in the changelog? Are you using that update on your device? If yes, can you please share the screenshot...sorry for demanding more

Aakash Kaushal said:
Well thanks for the information you gave but according to that thread ,there is nothing about gpu driver update in the changelog? Are you using that update on your device? If yes, can you please share the screenshot...sorry for demanding more
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Because what written on the changelog is what samsung officially wrote.
Just read the last 3-4 pages of this thread, you'll get the information.
By the way, Why is it so important to you?
I mean, why do you care about the support for V3.2?
The driver work better and get better benchmark scores, but I don't see any app that demand V3.2 for it to work.

drms12 said:
Because what written on the changelog is what samsung officially wrote.
Just read the last 3-4 pages of this thread, you'll get the information.
By the way, Why is it so important to you?
I mean, why do you care about the support for V3.2?
The driver work better and get better benchmark scores, but I don't see any app that demand V3.2 for it to work.
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Yes i saw that.....well i know that there's no app or any game requires opengl v3.2 but you will see the difference in the gpu benchmark definitely coz the note 7 exyonos (mali t880) having opengl v3.2 scores around 46000 in case of 3d benchmark but my s7 edge having open gl v 3.1 scores around 41000...so i think both the devices have same processor but different results in 3d benchmark.....Hence it concludes that gpu version may affect the overall benchmark score. Btw i dont get august update coz of ****in delay by bell in canada..so i will wait and test it in future whether there is an improvement in 3d benchmark score or not.

Aakash Kaushal said:
Yes i saw that.....well i know that there's no app or any game requires opengl v3.2 but you will see the difference in the gpu benchmark definitely coz the note 7 exyonos (mali t880) having opengl v3.2 scores around 46000 in case of 3d benchmark but my s7 edge having open gl v 3.1 scores around 41000...so i think both the devices have same processor but different results in 3d benchmark.....Hence it concludes that gpu version may affect the overall benchmark score. Btw i dont get august update coz of ****in delay by bell in canada..so i will wait and test it in future whether there is an improvement in 3d benchmark score or not.
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You have the Snapdragon version, right?
BTW, samsung DVFS make the actual gaming performance of this phone crap. Don't trust benchmark.
Without custom kernel (ImageBreaker), DVFS limits the cpu clock after few minutes of gameplay. Games that are more intensive, work really bad.
For exynos users like me, the only solution is ImageBreaker kernel, or set the governor to performance.

drms12 said:
You have the Snapdragon version, right?
BTW, samsung DVFS make the actual gaming performance of this phone crap. Don't trust benchmark.
Without custom kernel (ImageBreaker), DVFS limits the cpu clock after few minutes of gameplay. Games that are more intensive, work really bad.
For exynos users like me, the only solution is ImageBreaker kernel, or set the governor to performance.
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Well i am also an exynos user and my s7 edge is not rooted yet..you know thats the main reason for not rooting my device till now coz the gaming lag increases badly incase of custom roms/kernel..

Aakash Kaushal said:
Well i am also an exynos user and my s7 edge is not rooted yet..you know thats the main reason for not rooting my device till now coz the gaming lag increases badly incase of custom roms/kernel..
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Who told you that nonsense?
It's the other way around...
Stock kernel is really bad gaming performance wise.
Just try to play NFS No Limits, Or tekken 6 using PPSSPP. The lag is horrible, from the first second.
That was the main reason for rooting my phone, and now I've discovered so many great features only available after rooting/replacing rom and kernel.
Believe me, you won't regret it. It's your call.

drms12 said:
Who told you that nonsense?
It's the other way around...
Stock kernel is really bad gaming performance wise.
Just try to play NFS No Limits, Or tekken 6 using PPSSPP. The lag is horrible, from the first second.
That was the main reason for rooting my phone, and now I've discovered so many great features only available after rooting/replacing rom and kernel.
Believe me, you won't regret it. It's your call.
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I would surely root my phone withink 2 months...well for now i want to enjoy stock experience