I am considering buying a Galaxy A8 to replace my ageing Galaxy Grand Duos. I like the design and price of the A8, and the fact that it is dual sim, and can live with the specs. Are there any developers out there that plan to develop for the A8? I'd be interested, eventually, in CM ports, and othr custom roms (based on Samsung, AOSP or CM).
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I am considering buying a Galaxy A8 to replace my ageing Galaxy Grand Duos. I like the design and price of the A8, and the fact that it is dual sim, and can live with the specs. Are there any developers out there that plan to develop for the A8? I'd be interested, eventually, in CM ports, and othr custom roms (based on Samsung, AOSP or CM).
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If you will be using the fingerprint scanner a lot then I would suggest to stay away, as I have been having problems with it. The A8 keeps on deleting my fingerprint samples that it has stored and then I have to use the password to unlock and start over with the fingerprint thingy....other then that its a great mobile.
Go for an s6 instead of this Richard✌
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Go for an s6 instead of this Richard
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In my market the Samsung A8 is available for USD $370, only ~$61 less than the S6 (USD $431). A side-by-side spec comparison shows the S6 outclassing the A8 in most regards (as expected). However, the A8 beats the S6 in two areas:
Battery: the A8 has a 3050 mAh battery vs a 2550 mAh battery in the S6.
Expandable storage: the dual SIM version of the A8 supports micro SD storage.
I hesitant to buy the S6 mostly because of the poor battery life that many people have reported. (I realize that some people are able to achieve decent SoT, but that seems to be the exception rather than the rule?)
There are not many reviews for the A8, but GSM Arena reported that the A8 had great battery life in their tests, significantly better than the S6:
A8: 98h "endurance rating", 25:02h 3G talk time; 12:18h web browsing; 12:45h video playback
SG: 73h "endurance rating", 19:48h 3G talk time; 10:56h web browsing; 12:12h video playback
Android Authority also gave the A8 a favorable review and also noted the great battery life. Which leads to my questions:
Are the S6 battery woes overblown?
Would you be willing to trade slightly lesser specs for much improved battery life (and micro SD)?
As you wish go for an A8 but remember that s6 is the flagship of 2015 and A8 is midrange?
tahmid_shahriar said:
As you wish go for an A8 but remember that s6 is the flagship of 2015 and A8 is midrange?
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hi friends,
i am using A8 since a month now. i didn't have any issue with the finger print access. its utter smooth. very prompt. there were few updates lately and accordingly has increased its performance.
its also good for gaming where i play Asphalt 8 and NFS. both are smooth without any hickups for now.
i would definitely recommend A8 for the mid-range puchase and high usage. battery without charge is usable for the whole day with the above mentioned games played for atleast an hour a day.
thanks.
Bhupen Gaitonde said:
hi friends,
i am using A8 since a month now. i didn't have any issue with the finger print access. its utter smooth. very prompt. there were few updates lately and accordingly has increased its performance.
its also good for gaming where i play Asphalt 8 and NFS. both are smooth without any hickups for now.
i would definitely recommend A8 for the mid-range puchase and high usage. battery without charge is usable for the whole day with the above mentioned games played for atleast an hour a day.
thanks.
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Man do anything with your Richard i don't care...!! But atleast read the whole post first? He is talking about CM and custom roms? And flagships gets them before mid-range. That's why i suggested S6?
What's wrong with u. He just asked abt A8. I am happy with it. I never said S6 is bad. There is no root available for A8.
Pls read the discussions above before posting.
Thanks.
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Bhupen_Gaitonde said:
What's wrong with u. He just asked abt A8. I am happy with it. I never said S6 is bad. There is no root available for A8.
Pls read the discussions above before posting.
Thanks.
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Then why did you replied me?
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Bought Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F) today! My diwali delight
bubblydevil said:
If you will be using the fingerprint scanner a lot then I would suggest to stay away, as I have been having problems with it. The A8 keeps on deleting my fingerprint samples that it has stored and then I have to use the password to unlock and start over with the fingerprint thingy....other then that its a great mobile.
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Buddy i m using my Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F) Exynos, and tested fingerprint lock/unlock function and it works flawlessly for me. No problems here. i m really very happy with my brand new A8
http://choimobile.vn/threads/a800f-spacex-kernel-v0-1-auto-root-busybox-android-5-1-1.60311/
Here is the root. If anyone interested. No Custom Recovery Yet.
s6 is better than a8 ?
etm001 said:
In my market the Samsung A8 is available for USD $370, only ~$61 less than the S6 (USD $431). A side-by-side spec comparison shows the S6 outclassing the A8 in most regards (as expected). However, the A8 beats the S6 in two areas:
Battery: the A8 has a 3050 mAh battery vs a 2550 mAh battery in the S6.
Expandable storage: the dual SIM version of the A8 supports micro SD storage.
I hesitant to buy the S6 mostly because of the poor battery life that many people have reported. (I realize that some people are able to achieve decent SoT, but that seems to be the exception rather than the rule?)
There are not many reviews for the A8, but GSM Arena reported that the A8 had great battery life in their tests, significantly better than the S6:
A8: 98h "endurance rating", 25:02h 3G talk time; 12:18h web browsing; 12:45h video playback
SG: 73h "endurance rating", 19:48h 3G talk time; 10:56h web browsing; 12:12h video playback
Android Authority also gave the A8 a favorable review and also noted the great battery life. Which leads to my questions:
Are the S6 battery woes overblown?
Would you be willing to trade slightly lesser specs for much improved battery life (and micro SD)?
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buddy go for the A8, it has a lot if support already and the finger print sensir hasnt given me anytrouble, if you really want something, its all there, the processor is fast enough, and the batter gives me about 6 hrs sot.
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As you wish go for an A8 but remember that s6 is the flagship of 2015 and A8 is midrange��
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It's not really a mid range, the A series is just below the Flagships.
I have just got an A8. Its smooth, sleek and has good battery life. No problems with the fingerprimt scanner at all. The only thing I don't like is the lack of dev support for this phone. Only custom rom Ive seen is a cm13 rom that is still in alpha. So if you want a good samsung phone with lots of dev support I'd recommend the s6, or even the s5 if you have a small budget. S5 even has an official version of cm13 for it
i came here while searching solution for my locked galaxy A8. Afrer upgradation few apps like applock and truecaller are not working well. even after reinstalling them and now i can't erase the upgraded version.
can somebdy help me in this?
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Hey guys finally the day has come when i will upgrade to a new smartphone and luckily as i am not short on budget i have decided to buy Galaxy Note 3 which i think is the best Android smartphone nowadays......the problem is that in my country both versions are available and i am not sure which version is better so thought what place would be better than XDA to ask this question......i hope you guys will help me in taking the right decision.
Btw N9000($605) is about 30 usd cheaper than N9005($635) which though doesn't matter but i thought i should share this as well with you guys.
(Both are 32 gb variants)
Regards..!!!
Just watch the N9005, trick little prick if the service provider you're using is on bands 7/17, however the 9005 is a little better hardware wise! I personally don't think you'll noticed the difference!
Go 9005.
Firstly, Exynos only excels more in graphics department and its barely any better then what Snapdragon offers. Also the SD model is more widely available & the carrier choice due to FDD-LTE, Which means better longterm rom support between the two models.
N900 has 2.66 GB of total RAM
N9005 has 2.38 GB of total RAM
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N900 has 2.66 GB of total RAM
N9005 has 2.38 GB of total RAM
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Why does the N9005 has less free RAM?
SK_007 said:
Why does the N9005 has less free RAM?
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Honestly I dont know. I just notice the difference between 2 models.
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N900 has 2.66 GB of total RAM
N9005 has 2.38 GB of total RAM
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Honestly I dont know. I just notice the difference between 2 models.
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I see but thanks anyway i wasn't aware of this!
But can the N900 read base that At&t run for their LTE?
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But can the N900 read base that At&t run for their LTE?
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n900 exynos doesn't support 4g LTE, hardware issue.
dont worry about the ram difference....they both have 3GB...its how each of the 2 versions reserves certain amounts for the gpu & other systems processes....(not sure of the EXACT things that do this....but i read it here in xda while deciding on the note 3 version myself).... but in my opinion i would suggest you go for the n9005....its a little better in terms of performance...as far as battery is concerned the snapdragon is better as my cousin owns a octa version & mine does considerably better....it has LTE & it has 4k video recording & playback support...something the octa version doesnt....so that means the n9005 is a bit more futureproof than the 9000 PLUS the n9005 has a more active developer support....
N900 is Exynos Variant which means the processor is developed by Samsung. The N9005 is Snapdragon Variant which means the processor is developed by Qualcomm. Overall I would prefer the Snapdragon 800 Variant as performance is much more excellent than Samsung's own Exynos.
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dont worry about the ram difference....they both have 3GB...its how each of the 2 versions reserves certain amounts for the gpu & other systems processes....(not sure of the EXACT things that do this....but i read it here in xda while deciding on the note 3 version myself).... but in my opinion i would suggest you go for the n9005....its a little better in terms of performance...as far as battery is concerned the snapdragon is better as my cousin owns a octa version & mine does considerably better....it has LTE & it has 4k video recording & playback support...something the octa version doesnt....so that means the n9005 is a bit more futureproof than the 9000 PLUS the n9005 has a more active developer support....
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The last line can be a deal breaker in favor of N9005 as it would be very difficult for me to go for the variant which has considerably less developer support.......so as of now i am leaning towards N9005!
Btw i read somewhere that Samsung might release a patch which will enable all the 8 cores on N9000......is this true can anyone please confirm this?
Most Exynos users including me are suffering from poor battery life. N9005 users seem to enjoy 9 hours of screen on time, while me and some other N900 users get 4-5 hours maximum. So I'd say go with N9005.
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Most Exynos users including me are suffering from poor battery life. N9005 users seem to enjoy 9 hours of screen on time, while me and some other N900 users get 4-5 hours maximum. So I'd say go with N9005.
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And i thought that due to those 4 power saving A7 cores N9000 will have the better battery life lol...........thanks mate for telling me about battery life coz this is one of the primary things which i look for when choosing a smartphone..!!!
On my personal usage I had both snapdragon and exynos and eventually end up with keeping exynos for myself and gave snapdragon to my sis as exynos felt a bit snappier overall to me but in few games snapdragon had a slight advantage but the exynos was no less in some games exynos was better, and yes battery sucks with latest firmware update was excellent before so you can expect battery to be fixed with updates and if you have LTE in your country go with snapdragon, exynos makes no sense if you got LTE in your region and better development also goes to snapdragon, also today Samsung might announce something about their exynos processor @Ces and my guess is they will release the hmp which enables all 8 cores, though nothing sure keep an eye, so decide what you need, but in terms of performance pick either of them you wouldn't regret
sorry but the HMP patch to run all 8cores have been scraped a while back...so performance wise snapdragon is better...plus i have 2 exynos variants of samsung products at home...an s4 octa & a note 3 octa....dont know the reason why...but they started to bog down after a few weeks of usage....there arent many apps installed on either device, both rooted by me & debloated & running almost the same setup as my n9005...but mine is still as snappy as it was the day i got it :/ ....the current 5410 & 20 were experiments if you ask me.... i'd say the n9005 is the nobrainer choice when buying note 3
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I'm surprised No one's mentioned how hot the snapdragon version gets under stress! I've never had a handheld device get so hot! No exaggeration, I sometimes worry if I should stop what im doing to allow the phone to cool. My friends exynos note 2 doesnt even get warm. I can attest to the battery life, atm I get 10hrs screen on time which includes reading rss feeds, music and light to medium web browsing. I was always under the impression the exynos version was better on battery, but some users seem to suggest otherwise. I bought the n9005 instead of n9000 because: 1. It was cheaper in my region.
2. To use LTE.
I dont regret buying the snapdragon version, but the performance difference between the two is negligible and the heat
issue really bothers me, so i must vote for the exynos, providing that the battery life isnt noticeably worse.
oh one more thing.. 3g+ is still quite fast and 4g lte is a battery hog, though the speeds are impressive.
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sorry but the HMP patch to run all 8cores have been scraped a while back...so performance wise snapdragon is better...plus i have 2 exynos variants of samsung products at home...an s4 octa & a note 3 octa....dont know the reason why...but they started to bog down after a few weeks of usage....there arent many apps installed on either device, both rooted by me & debloated & running almost the same setup as my n9005...but mine is still as snappy as it was the day i got it :/ ....the current 5410 & 20 were experiments if you ask me.... i'd say the n9005 is the nobrainer choice when buying note 3
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Go and have a [email protected] on Twitter, and you'll find something as #UnlockExynos which as assumed can be related to HMP, also if there's no HMP I wouldn't really care, I find the 5420 still great, and yeah galaxy s4 5410 that was a serious fail, I threw it out in 2 days of usage coz that 5410 processor was such a bullshi* but that isn't the case with 5420 but still it's own preference and way to think which is good or bad.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_and_note_3_wont_get_true_octacore_update-news-6908.php there mate....that unlockexynos thing that you speak of is probably the processor teaser for S5 which could be 64bit processor.....& S4 octa processor is the absolute pits.....the note 3's octa is a slight improvement...but i would still say the snapdragon is a better overall package....& thus a slightly better choice
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I'm surprised No one's mentioned how hot the snapdragon version gets under stress! I've never had a handheld device get so hot! No exaggeration, I sometimes worry if I should stop what im doing to allow the phone to cool. My friends exynos note 2 doesnt even get warm. I can attest to the battery life, atm I get 10hrs screen on time which includes reading rss feeds, music and light to medium web browsing. I was always under the impression the exynos version was better on battery, but some users seem to suggest otherwise. I bought the n9005 instead of n9000 because: 1. It was cheaper in my region.
2. To use LTE.
I dont regret buying the snapdragon version, but the performance difference between the two is negligible and the heat
issue really bothers me, so i must vote for the exynos, providing that the battery life isnt noticeably worse.
oh one more thing.. 3g+ is still quite fast and 4g lte is a battery hog, though the speeds are impressive.
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sorry mate...but you may have gotten a faulty unit...as my snapdragon barely ever gets hot.....i played real racing 3, gt racing 2 & asphalt 8 nonstop with 100% battery until i drained it to 0% & the phone barely got warm....& as for battery life.....the snapdragon is quite a bit ahead of the exynos...i have 1 in the house so i can tell....also the performance difference may be negligible but its still visible...atleast to me
Hi all!
Please help me in a simple matter regarding AnTuTu
I am currently using Samsung Gakaxy Note 3 SM-N900(Exynos) and want to upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H(Exynos) which is available in my country.
But I am a bit confused as I love the big screen of Note 3 and the better camera of S5. I know I can't have both when I am poor.
So I ordered S5 so that I can compare it myself. Either I will return the S5 or will sell the Note 3 in next 10 days, but I am stuck somewhere.
Technically, S5 with Exynos 5422 should be faster than Note 3 with Exynos 5420. I know RAM plays important role too, but HMP should raise the flags towards S5.
However, I am getting very low AnTuTu score on S5 compared to Note 3.
Just for test, I flashed both phones with complete wipe and "NAND Erase All" with latest Lollipop ROMS available (5.0, almost similar) and the AnTuTu I am using is 6.1.4 with 3D Benchmarks 6.0.4
The score I am getting varies from 52000-54000 for Note 3 and 44000-46000 for S5
That is some 8000-10000 point low for S5.
HOW can this be possible? All reviews show S5 has the upper hand, but thats not in my case. Should I consider replacing my unit?
I wont be opting S5 just for Android 6. I need performance as well.
Guide me please.
Please help at the earliest.
Thanks.
Well, the difference could be in software. Are both the phones running same version of android? If note 3 is on kitkat and s5 on lollipop then note is going to get higher scores. Also, There is a major difference because of ram too. Note 3 has 3gb of ram whereas s5 has 2 so that is probably the main reason for lower scores. And also benchmarks don't mean **** during day to day usage. Don't just buy something because of benchmarks.
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Well, the difference could be in software. Are both the phones running same version of android? If note 3 is on kitkat and s5 on lollipop then note is going to get higher scores. Also, There is a major difference because of ram too. Note 3 has 3gb of ram whereas s5 has 2 so that is probably the main reason for lower scores. And also benchmarks don't mean **** during day to day usage. Don't just buy something because of benchmarks.
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I agree sir. But don't u think that the iPhone 6s will always score better than iPhone 6. Okay, it's different, but theoretically s5 should be faster and score more! All parameters are same!
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I agree sir. But don't u think that the iPhone 6s will always score better than iPhone 6. Okay, it's different, but theoretically s5 should be faster and score more! All parameters are same!
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I think you have no idea how software works.
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I think you have no idea how software works.
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Thanks for your valuable opinion without even properly reading anything. I clearly mentioned that both devices uses same latest lollipop updates. May be you don't know about Note 3 and S5. If you knew, you'd not have advised about kitkat and lollipop comparision.
And I know how to manage my day to day usage. But my post was about AnTuTu score only. I pretty much know how to use my devices. If I am upgrading, I will simply upgrade to a powerful model. And I cannot measure power/speed in calculator, messages or file manager.
I think you dont know how benchmark works and how much useful it can be.
No offence.
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Looks like the Snapdragon S8 is a clear winner this time.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11540/samsung-galaxy-s8-exynos-versus-snapdragon
"Battery life has also improved significantly from the S7 to the S8, even though there’s been no change in battery capacity. This comes thanks in large part to Samsung's 10nm LPE process, which has allowed chip designers to rebalance their designs to curtail power consumption while still offering a modest performance increase. Overall Samsung has definitely improved overall efficiency for this generation, however the S835 model has a clear advantage over the E8895 S8. This is particularly obvious when looking at GPU power consumption"
"If you’re upgrading from a previous Android or Galaxy phone, especially one that predates the S7, the Galaxy S8’s performance and battery life will not disappoint, no matter which SoC is used. Between these two, however, across all of the tests I've run, the S835 model is certainly the better of the two in terms of those metrics."
Now if you want root and custom roms then it's a different story. If your a exynos fanboy like me then it's one choice haha
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Now if you want root and custom roms then it's a different story. If your a exynos fanboy like me then it's one choice haha
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Neither nor. Just thought the exynos vs snapdragon "war" was always very entertaining
Which of the two should I take?
Snapdragon as i have exynos and i have seen many comparisons in which Snapdragon is ahead e.g. Snapdragon has better battery and performance
If you want to root, then Exynos. If you don't care about rooting but want overall (midly) better performance, get a Snapdragon.
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Snapdragon as i have exynos and i have seen many comparisons in which Snapdragon is ahead e.g. Snapdragon has better battery and performance
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I dont think you will notice any performance gain or loss at all, but SD has slightly better performance, yes.
Other than that, I've seen people saying that SD has better battery life but head out to the battery optimisation thread. Exynos' battery can last over 15h SOT and I have not seen SD users come close to that.
Exynos users have a dedicated and improved night camera mode for about a month but SD models dont have it until now, but certainly will get it soon enough - I guess it's easier for Samsung devs to work on Exynos models, but other than that both have exactly the same features working amazingly.
Snapdragon is better than exynos in every cases. SD models have also camera imx sensor which is tottaly better than isocell sensor from exynos.
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I dont think you will notice any performance gain or loss at all, but SD has slightly better performance, yes.
Other than that, I've seen people saying that SD has better battery life but head out to the battery optimisation thread. Exynos' battery can last over 15h SOT and I have not seen SD users come close to that.
Exynos users have a dedicated and improved night camera mode for about a month but SD models dont have it until now, but certainly will get it soon enough - I guess it's easier for Samsung devs to work on Exynos models, but other than that both have exactly the same features working amazingly.
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I think Snapdragon variant is a much better buy as it is advantaged in many ways. Battery life, performance, camera, gaming to name a few. Also the SD is built on a newer more efficient architecture.
Samsung should just drop the Exynos all together and just stick with Snapdragon
I'm good with the S10 Plus Snapdragon! But, I did like the Note 9 Exynos variant.
I've had both versions and the only difference I've noticed was that the SD version had better battery life. Testing may show that one variant may be faster than the other, but it is not really noticeable in real-world usage. But the better battery life is definitely noticeable.
Hi
I just ordered the S20 Plus from EE UK after ordering I noticed Samsung doesn't release the snapdragon chipset in the UK LOL So I had a look online Youtube and noticed they is a clear winner here for the snapdragon also it is 8nm vs 7nm
I do get a 14 day cancellation if I dont like the device.
Both the SD 865 and Exynos 990 are 7nm. It is expected that the Exynos will be behind the SD but we still can't say how much. We have to wait for the first review devices.
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I just ordered the S20 Plus from EE UK after ordering I noticed Samsung doesn't release the snapdragon chipset in the UK LOL So I had a look online Youtube and noticed they is a clear winner here for the snapdragon also it is 8nm vs 7nm
I do get a 14 day cancellation if I dont like the device.
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Keep in mind. If you ever want to unlock the bootloader that the snap dragon more than likely will not be able to. How it's been for years now. Exynos is the way to go in my opinion.
Both the Exynos and snapdragon chips are good. But in performance Exynos is performing least than the Snapdragon.
So far with my research, the Snapdragon is 20% faster in multi-core operation and 3% behind in Single-core mode.... so some features like AI will be better on the Exynos... but if you play games or render video, the Snapdragon is the clear winner.... My main concern is do I even want to root the phone?!? I lost root on my s8 within the past year and I havent found a need to redo it (since I have the wipe the phone its a PITA)...... I can preorder in the United States right now and trade-in my phone... If I decide to root the phone...I'd want to buy the Exynos verison, which would affect any trade-ins......... Last time I bought the Exynos S8 verison and it has lasted pretty good... I am still using it now however my back in cracked up some and a small crack on the front upper corner that cannot be seen in its case.... So I expect to only get $120 trade in for it.... now, if they will do multiple trade-ins I still have my old S7 as well.... even still... for a S20+ 512gb phone I am looking at $900-$1000 for the phone outright... and then $1300 if i elect to get the Exynos verision if I want to root it eventually...
Decisions Decision... and I am sure most of us in the US are in this situation.... I like the depth sensor so the S20 is out... and the size and weight of the Ultra, plus the fact that I will doubt i will ever use the 108mp mode... the S20+ is big enough coming from the S8.... so only thing left is which CPU?!? I hear the SnapDragon will also be better on Battery life as well... since both chipsets have four ARM Cortex-A55 cores, but where the Snapdragon 865 complements the package with four additional cores based on the ARM Cortex-A77 architecture, the Exynos 990 features two Exynos M5 custom cores and two older ARM Cortex-A76 cores.
Apparently 5G on the Snapdragon version would not work in Europe/UK.
It's all in the other thread for the S20 ultra.
This is very bad - if it's true...
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Apparently 5G on the Snapdragon version would not work in Europe/UK.
It's all in the other thread for the S20 ultra.
This is very bad - if it's true...
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HK version supports N78 (UK 5G band).
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Hey there!
Any further studies comparing SD and exymos proc? Google isn't giving many results atm :-/
I have the UK exynos s20 plus. very disappointed with the camera. Will no doubt return it and consider getting a snapdragon version. at least with that you can use gcam.
https://mightygadget.co.uk/samsung-...mm-snapdragon-865-geekbench-results-compared/
Here is the best comparison so far. Exynos has better GPU (which is rather surprising), and worse CPU department (single core is faster on Exynos and S865 is better in multicore performance). Battery life almost the same. Nothing to complain about Exynos version this year.
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Here is another comparsion:
https://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s20-snapdragon-865-vs-exynos-990
Exynos sometimes literaly destroys S865...
My battery life is doing good enough getting around 4/5 hours screen on time. I have made some adjustments though I run 120hz dark theme on everything I can and also have a dark wallpaper, I dont use Always-on screen and I turned on the adaptive battery and adaptive brightness. I have disabled from running in the background mostly games once I quit them they quit. I use bixby routines for night time so at 12am to 6am my phone is in aeroplane mode and power mode is reduced overnight.
I think that is everything I have done so far
I am not so much concerned about various battery life and power differences as I am about them using completely different camera sensors. comparisons of last few years models has shown clear differences in favour of snapdragon (Sony sensor).
I need dual sim...
Unfortunately I really needed the dual sim so had to go for Exynos variant. Kinda regret it now though. Battery life doesn't seem that great as all the reviews I've seen using the SD chip.
blueheng said:
Unfortunately I really needed the dual sim so had to go for Exynos variant. Kinda regret it now though. Battery life doesn't seem that great as all the reviews I've seen using the SD chip.
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If you.go to settings - device care screen does the battery icon show 'learning usage patterns' underneath the power bar?
If yes then don't try to make any judgement on battery drain until this message disappears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUSe8kgIE8
This is fun!!
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dezborders said:
If you.go to settings - device care screen does the battery icon show 'learning usage patterns' underneath the power bar?
If yes then don't try to make any judgement on battery drain until this message disappears
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The answer is no, I've been using this phone for 2 weeks. If I'm lucky I will get 4 hours screen on time. I took mine out of 100% charge last night and used 33m. Today so far 1hr 12m. Battery level is already at 60%. Assuming I get another 20mins off and it goes to 50%, that is only 2 hours for 50% of my battery.
It's currently set to 120Hz 1080p, with adaptive power saving and adaptive battery on. Enhanced location with wifi and BT is turned off.
Honestly this is pretty disappointing.
Even if you have the Snapdragon single SIM version, can you still use a MicroSD card then? or....
(currently on the Exynos S20 but I'd like to try the Snapdragon version, just for sh##s and giggles)
MasterThiefGarrett said:
Even if you have the Snapdragon single SIM version, can you still use a MicroSD card then? or....
(currently on the Exynos S20 but I'd like to try the Snapdragon version, just for sh##s and giggles)
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Yes the SD version comes with MicroSD card slot.