Database Users

[Q] Galaxy s4 CPU, music and more

B) another question: the octa core version supports 4G LTE doesnt it? or snapdragon has better 4G support?
Snapdragon 600 (1.9ghz speed, 4 cores) or Exynos 5 Octa(4 cores A15, clocked at 1.6ghz+ 4 cores 1.2GHZ A7)
1) what is faster? exynos or snapdragon?
2) which one is more effectively? (battery friendly)? (***in both high-huge use and low-idle use.. in which one battery life are better)
3) there are any benchmarks test for both of them.?
i just dont know which one is better..
Adreno 320 GPU vs PowerVR SGX 544MP3
4) which one is stronger?
5) i really dont know which version should i get.. US version(with 1.9ghz) or international(1.6ghz) their performance are really similar?
6) there is any stronger smartphone out now?
6) will the galaxy s4 have wireless charging?
MUSIC:
7) what about music? is there any quality speakers?
8) headphone will be HD/ very good quality.. ? (like in iPhone 5)?
8)

1) the snapdragon is over clocked so is supposed to be faster in cpu but the exynos won't lack behind.
2) for battery of course the exynos since only 4 cores will be running so if ur doing a low use the A7 will be running which are great for battery life and when you kick it to high use that's when the bug guns A15 come in play.
3)for the exynos no because it is not available yet but for the snapdragon it got the twice score of an iphone 5 so that gives a clear answer.
4)i think that would go to the powerVr since the exynos version is expected to be better in Gpu.
5)that depends on you.
6)of course it will but will be optional.
7) the speakers are supposed to be good than the previous models.
8) i am not sure about that but even if they aren't there are always beats.
hope i gave you a clear answer and if there is anything else you would like to know let me know.

Blackwolf10 said:
1) the snapdragon is over clocked so is supposed to be faster in cpu but the exynos won't lack behind.
2) for battery of course the exynos since only 4 cores will be running so if ur doing a low use the A7 will be running which are great for battery life and when you kick it to high use that's when the bug guns A15 come in play.
3)for the exynos no because it is not available yet but for the snapdragon it got the twice score of an iphone 5 so that gives a clear answer.
4)i think that would go to the powerVr since the exynos version is expected to be better in Gpu.
5)that depends on you.
6)of course it will but will be optional.
7) the speakers are supposed to be good than the previous models.
8) i am not sure about that but even if they aren't there are always beats.
hope i gave you a clear answer and if there is anything else you would like to know let me know.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks for taking your time for answering me
do you think exyons 5 will be overclock-able? i hope we will be able to get 1.8ghz or something without losing battery life or something..

yes i think after rooting and few kernel releases you will be able to overclock the Cpu and maybe also the Gpu but why would you need that the exynos on the galaxy s4 is already going to be a beast and it's expected to be in par with the snapdragon and also your welcome

Actually the Exynos is better in every aspect (battery speed and gpu) clock speeds don't mean anything a15s are faster than krait fullstop
S4 INFO

re
4 core?, I guess its Octo-core Exynos
Well unless you don't use both of them, you can't figure out which one is better.
May be someone may use and let us know.

well even if the exynos is better in every aspect the biggest advantage would still be low task using so its battery saving so everything else is probably the same or little difference and what do you mean clock speeds don't mean anything ?? have you seen the benchmark difference between the galaxy s4 and the htc one ?? and i know the A155 are better than krait that's why the snapdragon is overclocked
@samsingh02 it is octa core but like 4+4 so the 8 cores will never function together it would be like A7 for the low tasks and the A15 when you are on a heavy task like gaming
anyway the thing is the snapdragon is for 4G network and the exynos for the 3G network end of story.

Blackwolf10 said:
well even if the exynos is better in every aspect the biggest advantage would still be low task using so its battery saving so everything else is probably the same or little difference
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I didn't bother to explain it has been done to much and speed is actually a big factor to make a long story short read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191850
and i know the A155 are better than krait that's why the snapdragon is overclocked
@samsingh02 it is octa core but like 4+4 so the 8 cores will never function together it would be like A7 for the low tasks and the A15 when you are on a heavy task like gaming
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's the while point
anyway the thing is the snapdragon is for 4G network and the exynos for the 3G network end of story.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some benchmarks show Exynos having 4g compatibility
S4 INFO

but that would be the galaxy note 2 exynos 4 because the exynos 5 on the galaxy s4 is not out yet the only exynos 5 is on the nexus 10

Blackwolf10 said:
but that would be the galaxy note 2 exynos 4 because the exynos 5 on the galaxy s4 is not out yet the only exynos 5 is on the nexus 10
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exynos 5 in the nexus 10 is dual core
But the second part
Where did Exynos 4 come from what are u talking about
S4 INFO

i know it's clocked at 1.7 and i was talking about the note 2 i read in the Xda here that it was available on a carrier in the U.S. with the exynos

You can see here which countries will get the octa core version and which countries will get the Snapdragon version
http://goo.gl/EePDg

B) another question: the octa core version supports 4G LTE doesnt it? or snapdragon has better 4G support?

darixtorento said:
B) another question: the octa core version upports 4G LTE doesnt it? or snapdragon has better 4G support?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just to butt in, doesn't Exynos octa also have LTE support? I want to know what bands it supports.
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda premium

Exynos or Snapdragon? Which is better?

Hai guys,
I want to buy Samsung GALAXY Note 3. Im coming from S3 (with Exynos processor). I want to know which version is better? Exynos or Snapdragon? Samsung sellers say that Exynos is much better than Snapdragon, but from all other medias, such as internet and youtube, say Snapdragon is better. So im confused.. Please tell me the truth. Hope you will help me...
Thanks

Snapdragon
Buy the snapdragon one .
If u love custom roms and rooting stuff which I think you love ......
Otherwise you would be well off with either of them..

Ayushsinghal said:
Buy the snapdragon one .
If u love custom roms and rooting stuff which I think you love ......
Otherwise you would be well off with either of them..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks mate. How about the performance? Incase of laggy, or something like problems..?

Haven't had a Exynos device, but never had a problem with Snapdragon. Awesome processors.
HTC Fireball, Unlocked, S-OFF, CM11, Android 4.4.4 KitKat

Vishnu pv said:
Thanks mate. How about the performance? Incase of laggy, or something like problems..?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Performance is smooth. Apps load up quick... Ram usage about 1.7 GB out of 2.3 GB even in the heavy load scenario..... Even the mighty touchwiz can't slow it down ....
Personally I have the Exynos one and I am crying because it has no custom rom...:crying:

What i've read, does Snapdragon version have some fast charging that Exynos doesn't, so you'll charge your phone a lot faster? At least my Snapdragon device really charges very fast with stock charger. Also what i've seen, Exynos development is much slower than Snapdragon on Sammy's phones / tablets.
And again, what I have read from the web, Exynos devices have had problems that Snapdragon doesnt, just can't name any of them. Lol.
[OT] Same thing with Note Pro 12.2 (which is basically Note 3 but bigger in size, or is it?). Snapdragon owners have had no problems while Exynos owners have some kind of BSOD, heating problems, screen problems and lags while gaming. [/OT]
So I'll never buy an Exynos one, but thats just me

Spere said:
What i've read, does Snapdragon version have some fast charging that Exynos doesn't, so you'll charge your phone a lot faster? At least my Snapdragon device really charges very fast with stock charger. Also what i've seen, Exynos development is much slower than Snapdragon on Sammy's phones / tablets.
And again, what I have read from the web, Exynos devices have had problems that Snapdragon doesnt, just can't name any of them. Lol.
[OT] Same thing with Note Pro 12.2 (which is basically Note 3 but bigger in size, or is it?). Snapdragon owners have had no problems while Exynos owners have some kind of BSOD, heating problems, screen problems and lags while gaming. [/OT]
So I'll never buy an Exynos one, but thats just me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ayushsinghal said:
Performance is smooth. Apps load up quick... Ram usage about 1.7 GB out of 2.3 GB even in the heavy load scenario..... Even the mighty touchwiz can't slow it down ....
Personally I have the Exynos one and I am crying because it has no custom rom...:crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Burt Macklin said:
Haven't had a Exynos device, but never had a problem with Snapdragon. Awesome processors.
HTC Fireball, Unlocked, S-OFF, CM11, Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ayushsinghal said:
Buy the snapdragon one .
If u love custom roms and rooting stuff which I think you love ......
Otherwise you would be well off with either of them..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you guys. From all of your reviews, I'm deciding to buy a Snapdragon one

Should I get this Note 4?

I want a Exynos version of note 4, snapdragon 805 was kind of a disappointment.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unlocked-NE...1446740372?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item1c46ca3194
This is on eBay right now, should I get it?
Questions:
1, Will there be a English option?
2, Will the phone be any different from the USA version?
3, If Android L come out, can I update it directly from the phone, or I have to do it manually?
4, Would I get 4g on Simple Mobile?(Simple Mobile is basically like T-mobile, they use T-mobile tower)
5, Do you recommend buying a Korean version?

Why is snapdragon disappointing?

Stigga said:
Why is snapdragon disappointing?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Was hoping for a 808 or 810.

Snapdragon 805 is disappointing? Really? Exynos is better?

Zhoene said:
Snapdragon 805 is disappointing? Really? Exynos is better?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, is octa-core and 64 bit.
Saw a benchmark test between those two, exynos score a little higher.
If you were me, and price don't better.
Would you get snapdragon or exynos?

Kenny243 said:
Well, is octa-core and 64 bit.
Saw a benchmark test between those two, exynos score a little higher.
If you were me, and price don't better.
Would you get snapdragon or exynos?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's really never octal-core or 64bit. It mostly runs in quad core "mode" and is never in 64bit. Yes, it's capable of 64bit, but think of it like installing the 32bit version of windows on a 64bit machine. It's useless. Benchmarks don't matter. The exynos version is optimized for benchmarks, so it scores high in them, but is actually slower in real world use. Get the snapdragon.

From the benchmarks I saw, some of the exynos tests come up slower than Note3, some are faster than snapdragon note4, but IMO the biggest advantage could be 64 bit mode on Exynos. On the other hand who knows how is this 64bit Android going to work and when? Also make sure that radio is compatible with frequncies used in your area, what good is the phone if you get stuck on edge or have trouble making calls because half of the frequencies are missing? When I bought galaxy s3 couple years ago, it supposed to have LTE, but later it came out it didn't, there might be some similar surprises with Note 4 in the future as well.

Humm
Do you know the most reliable website to buy a unlocked Galaxy Note 4?

Kenny243 said:
Was hoping for a 808 or 810.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Such dumb replies. The S805 is great already.

Kitkat is not 64bit capable so its not using this feature now. Android L will be.

aooga said:
It's really never octal-core or 64bit. It mostly runs in quad core "mode" and is never in 64bit. Yes, it's capable of 64bit, but think of it like installing the 32bit version of windows on a 64bit machine. It's useless. Benchmarks don't matter. The exynos version is optimized for benchmarks, so it scores high in them, but is actually slower in real world use. Get the snapdragon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exynos version optimized for benchmarks ??? XDD

Lodix said:
Exynos version optimized for benchmarks ??? XDD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes..it is. Notice how the benchmarks are always insanely high but the performance is slightly slower?

aooga said:
Yes..it is. Notice how the benchmarks are always insanely high but the performance is slightly slower?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First of all, You shouldn't tell opinions as True Statements...
Have you ever had any phone to compare by yourself ???
Samsung sttoped "cheating" in benchmarks since the Note 3, and it was mostly done in the QUALCOMM VERSION.

Lodix said:
First of all, You shouldn't tell opinions as True Statements...
Have you ever had any phone to compare by yourself ???
Samsung sttoped "cheating" in benchmarks since the Note 3, and it was mostly done in the QUALCOMM VERSION.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I never said they cheated anything. Its just optimized for benchmarks so people think its faster than it is (runs all 8 cores at one, but never does that in real use). I have used it BTW. I have a galaxy tab with an exynos processor that lags a lot pushing a 1440p display...same as the note 4. I tried a snapdragon one out in best buy and it didn't lag at all.
It is a true statement. That's like saying a Ferrari being faster than a civic is an opinion.

aooga said:
I never said they cheated anything. Its just optimized for benchmarks so people think its faster than it is (runs all 8 cores at one, but never does that in real use). I have used it BTW. I have a galaxy tab with an exynos processor that lags a lot pushing a 1440p display...same as the note 4. I tried a snapdragon one out in best buy and it didn't lag at all.
It is a true statement. That's like saying a Ferrari being faster than a civic is an opinion.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is not, Samsung doesn't change at all their CPU from the "stock" ARM desings. So it is a pure Cortex AX. They don't this kind of things, Anandtech searched for that.
The Exynos 5420 has a weaker GPU compared to Snapdragon 800mso it normal. But don't say that the Note 4 lags as well becausw your tablet lags...

Lodix said:
It is not, Samsung doesn't change at all their CPU from the "stock" ARM desings. So it is a pure Cortex AX. They don't this kind of things, Anandtech searched for that.
The Exynos 5420 has a weaker GPU compared to Snapdragon 800mso it normal. But don't say that the Note 4 lags as well becausw your tablet lags...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I said it would be slower, not lag. This is based on 3 generations of Samsung processors before. If they finally changed it to actually be competitive, good for them.
All of my other points are fully valid though.

aooga said:
I said it would be slower, not lag. This is based on 3 generations of Samsung processors before. If they finally changed it to actually be competitive, good for them.
All of my other points are fully valid though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I had good speriences with Exynos SOCs.
And my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 with a Snapdragon 800 lags either.

Replacing Exynos with Snapdragon 820 - is it possible?

Hi,
as the title says, is it possible to buy the exynos version of galaxy s7 edge, but then change the CPU later to a snapdragon 820?
If it is possible to change the CPU / GPU where would i be able to find it as a sparepart?
Thanks in advance.

Eaglesix said:
Hi,
as the title says, is it possible to buy the exynos version of galaxy s7 edge, but then change the CPU later to a snapdragon 820?
If it is possible to change the CPU / GPU where would i be able to find it as a sparepart?
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not possible. You'd be better off just buying a Snapdragon variant but I have no idea why you would want to do that when the general consensus is the exynos version is slightly better.

what he said^^

Surely this is not a serious question. You intend to desolder the existing cpu?

sc2ascend said:
Not possible. You'd be better off just buying a Snapdragon variant but I have no idea why you would want to do that when the general consensus is the exynos version is slightly better.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you not been paying attention to benchmarks? The Snapdragon is way better than the exynos...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/03/07/galaxy-s7-performance-problem/#52b44c1d2fdb
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...n-820-vs-Exynos-8890-flavors-compared_id79141
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ore-powerful-than-iphone-6s---but-not-if-you/
Although, I agree that you shouldn't even consider trying to swap processors. Maybe try to purchase a Snapdragon variant?

Having some experience with PCB and electronics production, no it would not be possible to outright swap the cpu.
But maybe if you are good at tinkering you could buy a motherboard off of a broken device and swap that?

I do not have a lot of experience with electronics modification so i guess my only option is to buy the Snapdragon variant from another country.
In this context does anyone know of any verified phone sellers on the asian market (where the snapdragon variant currently is available) that has a webshop with international delivery?
Also if i buy the phone from asia will i be able to use it with a telephone subscription in Europe or is there some fundamental differences on the phone depending on where you buy it?

g4Nk said:
Have you not been paying attention to benchmarks? The Snapdragon is way better than the exynos...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/03/07/galaxy-s7-performance-problem/#52b44c1d2fdb
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...n-820-vs-Exynos-8890-flavors-compared_id79141
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ore-powerful-than-iphone-6s---but-not-if-you/
Although, I agree that you shouldn't even consider trying to swap processors. Maybe try to purchase a Snapdragon variant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope, the only thing sd820 is better than 8890 is GPU. In cpu 8890 kills the sd820 even on battery life.

johanbiff said:
Nope, the only thing sd820 is better than 8890 is GPU. In cpu 8890 kills the sd820 even on battery life.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Um, the 820 CPU beats the 8890 in single core performance. And battery life with the 820... well, I'll let my screenshots speak for themselves.

g4Nk said:
Have you not been paying attention to benchmarks? The Snapdragon is way better than the exynos...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/03/07/galaxy-s7-performance-problem/#52b44c1d2fdb
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...n-820-vs-Exynos-8890-flavors-compared_id79141
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ore-powerful-than-iphone-6s---but-not-if-you/
Although, I agree that you shouldn't even consider trying to swap processors. Maybe try to purchase a Snapdragon variant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Numbers aren't everything. People with the Snapdragon are having issues playing videos that are 1080p and above. Video stops playing but sound still happens on youtube. Same issue the LG V10 had and another phone.

gtg465x said:
Um, the 820 CPU beats the 8890 in single core performance. And battery life with the 820... well, I'll let my screenshots speak for themselves.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope it doesn't. Read Andrei on Reddit. Total score yes, on actual performance per cycle it doesn't. 7h sot over 48h total on my exynos.

johanbiff said:
Nope it doesn't. Read Andrei on Reddit. Total score yes, on actual performance per cycle it doesn't. 7h sot over 48h total on my exynos.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But it does. The only thing it slightly loses in is Integer performance. But it makes up for this in floating point superiority. Don't forget, the exynos in single threaded stuff runs at 2.6ghz, thats about 18% faster than the snapdragons 2.15ghz. If we Normalized the clocks, theres really no question which ones superior in single core performance. As for OPs question, no, unless you are a total bada** it would almost certainly not work. You would likely need to replace the whole board, not just the CPU as it's all one big interconnected system. Especially on the sd820, due to it using the symphony system manager to dynamically offload tasks to the DSP and other blocks to save power and improve performance. On top of all that you would also have weird issues with the kernel being for exynos version for instance and have to get that fixed.
Tldr. Plz don't...

IMHO, The SD 820 beats the 8890 in some areas. However, To me it doesnt really matter which we have, The Device is extremely good with both. Runs a dream. However there is always the issue that development will become slightly frgamented...
We have TWRP for Exynos but not for SD devices. Plus im sure the ROM Will follow soon.
Whats interesting is that the S5 and Note 4 devices internationally came with SD 801 and 805 Respectively.
However after the S6 / Note 5 all Exynos product etc, Sammie decidied to flip that on its head :/ Personally I prefer SD chips. Solely because from previous experience they trashed Exynos and Kirin based ones. However Sammie really upped their game!

fkofilee said:
IMHO, The SD 820 beats the 8890 in some areas. However, To me it doesnt really matter which we have, The Device is extremely good with both. Runs a dream. However there is always the issue that development will become slightly frgamented...
We have TWRP for Exynos but not for SD devices. Plus im sure the ROM Will follow soon.
Whats interesting is that the S5 and Note 4 devices internationally came with SD 801 and 805 Respectively.
However after the S6 / Note 5 all Exynos product etc, Sammie decidied to flip that on its head :/ Personally I prefer SD chips. Solely because from previous experience they trashed Exynos and Kirin based ones. However Sammie really upped their game!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The reason Samsung didn't use the 810 last year was because it was an inferior SOC. It had a lot of heat issues. Up to that point qcom had been great. Also we have no twrp or kernels yet on SD because Samsung has only released exynos source so far for some reason -_-

consider samsung had a year with the 14nm processor, I would love to get my hand on an exynos processor. I have a feeling Samsung pay extra attention to their own processor than a snapdragon 820. Things like updates may come quicker too.

As Sammies Chip making process has grown (Yes Apple... Im looking at oyu) , its made Sammie a helluva ton'a muneh!
Seriously though, Samsung have done a good job with the last 2 gens of processors. S6 and Note 5 and the S7 8890 are nuts!
As for the sourcecode, well when its created by Samsung etc its not so bad
Back to the OP. No you cannot change the processor. Besides if it goes wrong, Warranty is instantly void

fkofilee said:
IMHO, The SD 820 beats the 8890 in some areas. However, To me it doesnt really matter which we have, The Device is extremely good with both. Runs a dream. However there is always the issue that development will become slightly frgamented...
We have TWRP for Exynos but not for SD devices. Plus im sure the ROM Will follow soon.
Whats interesting is that the S5 and Note 4 devices internationally came with SD 801 and 805 Respectively.
However after the S6 / Note 5 all Exynos product etc, Sammie decidied to flip that on its head :/ Personally I prefer SD chips. Solely because from previous experience they trashed Exynos and Kirin based ones. However Sammie really upped their game!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It does but there is a diffrence. When the exynos win it does it with almost 40% in single core which IS noticeable ..the sd820 only wins with up to 10% which is not ( talking about single core here). Hopefully anandtech will sink there teeth in to both socs soon and we will get a clear answer. As for boost clocks... the sd820 have a GPU boost which helps it in bursty situations but can't sustain it for long, that's the extra score in 3D for ya. But will see as time goes by..I have a feeling the exynos is the better overall

johanbiff said:
Nope it doesn't. Read Andrei on Reddit. Total score yes, on actual performance per cycle it doesn't. 7h sot over 48h total on my exynos.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I still had almost 20% battery left in those screenshots.
Either way, I don't think you can say the Exynos is superior. It's better at some things, sure, but the 820 also beats the Exynos in several areas. I have used both extensively and in real world usage, you can't tell a difference. Only benchmarks show the difference.

johanbiff said:
It does but there is a diffrence. When the exynos win it does it with almost 40% in single core which IS noticeable ..the sd820 only wins with up to 10% which is not ( talking about single core here). Hopefully anandtech will sink there teeth in to both socs soon and we will get a clear answer. As for boost clocks... the sd820 have a GPU boost which helps it in bursty situations but can't sustain it for long, that's the extra score in 3D for ya. But will see as time goes by..I have a feeling the exynos is the better overall
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The best win the exynos pulls off in single core is in AES with a 57% win over the SD 820. In the same category the 820 wins sha2 with about a 40% win. And the exynos is clocked almost 20% higher... The exynos 7420 Mali GPU also had a burst clock. It ran at 650mhz unless all cores weren't loaded it would boost up to 720mhz for bursty workloads. In floating point the snapdragon pretty much wins everything despite being at a significant clock disadvantage. If we under clocked the exynos to 2.1ghz it wouldn't even be close IMO. In fact the Integer wins may be largely lost when clocks are normalized.

Qwhy don't people to a trans Atlantic phone exchange. I'm sticking with the exception exynos for the battery. Still waiting for a decent screen protector and battery case though.

just buy it

I realy must say that i was surprised by this phone.
I got i cheap but i was amazed by the speed and the great camera.
My work phone is an galaxy s7, and i realy think this one gives better images, maybe not in verry low light but in those cases the s7 has alot of noise.
The phone is slippery as hell so buy a case asp ;l
I have had about of phones, iPhone, sony, nexus Samsung... But fore me this is the best one yet.
Tho i hate not having a app drawer, but i use nova launcher anyways..
Cheers

It's worth buying indeed

Its a awsome device

its okay nothing stellar

jkccl9 said:
its okay nothing stellar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're right, but looking at it's price, it is worth it

CronaMell said:
You're right, but looking at it's price, it is worth it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree for the price and the specs. The Honor 8 is a steal!

DarkGuyver said:
I agree for the price and the specs. The Honor 8 is a steal!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And tbh, oneplus 3 is better at price/value because of 3rd party support (skins, ROMs, cases...)

CronaMell said:
And tbh, oneplus 3 is better at price/value because of 3rd party support (skins, ROMs, cases...)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, but the OnePlus 3 runs on a SnapDragon 820 SOC. I've noticed that even before the whole SnapDragon 810 overheating problem, that Snapdragon SOCs had a bad habit of overheating pretty easily. So I tend to avoid them when I can.

CronaMell said:
And tbh, oneplus 3 is better at price/value because of 3rd party support (skins, ROMs, cases...)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But the oneplus 3 is a bit bigger. If I bought the honor8, it's mainly for his size (not too big, can fit in my pocket), and his price, and specs, and camera...
The oneplus seems to be a really good deal too, but it's a bit bigger, and a bit more expensive...

supamike said:
But the oneplus 3 is a bit bigger. If I bought the honor8, it's mainly for his size (not too big, can fit in my pocket), and his price, and specs, and camera...
The oneplus seems to be a really good deal too, but it's a bit bigger, and a bit more expensive...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes the 1+3 is bigger, but it's the same price as tge honor 8, the 3t is the more expensive
---------- Post added at 11:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 AM ----------
DarkGuyver said:
Yeah, but the OnePlus 3 runs on a SnapDragon 820 SOC. I've noticed that even before the whole SnapDragon 810 overheating problem, that Snapdragon SOCs had a bad habit of overheating pretty easily. So I tend to avoid them when I can.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The 820 don't any overheating issues like the 810 did, and I prefer the oneplus 3 over honor 8 only when it comes to ROM support

CronaMell said:
The 820 don't any overheating issues like the 810 did, and I prefer the oneplus 3 over honor 8 only when it comes to ROM support
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While the SD820 doesn't suffer from the serious overheating issue of the SD810. It still overheats pretty easily, especially if you are gaming.

DarkGuyver said:
While the SD820 doesn't suffer from the serious overheating issue of the SD810. It still overheats pretty easily, especially if you are gaming.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup, but not that hot when you can hold it like sd810 devices did

CronaMell said:
Yup, but not that hot when you can hold it like sd810 devices did
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Depends on what your device is made off? If it has a glass and metal construction, then it will get uncomfortably hot!

DarkGuyver said:
Depends on what your device is made off? If it has a glass and metal construction, then it will get uncomfortably hot!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The s7 have SD820 and it doesn't get hot (as my friend told me), but if the software isn't optimized well it can get uncomfortably hot

DarkGuyver said:
While the SD820 doesn't suffer from the serious overheating issue of the SD810. It still overheats pretty easily, especially if you are gaming.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Speaking of gaming. While Honor 8's SoC has very good CPU performance for common tasks, according to anandtech benchmarks, the GPU performance, which is used in gaming, trails the competition. For example, the SoC has only four GPU cores, while the Exynos version of Galaxy S7 has 12 similar GPU cores. Having said, the Honor 8 is still a very good value.

CronaMell said:
The s7 have SD820 and it doesn't get hot (as my friend told me), but if the software isn't optimized well it can get uncomfortably hot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It depends on how the person uses their mobile devices. If they don't use it for allot of high intensive tasks, like 3D intensive gaming or recording 4K videos. Then it won't get uncomfortably hot. But I have heard complaints from SGS7 SD820 variant users, saying that it does get uncomfortably hot when used.
Akopps said:
Speaking of gaming. While Honor 8's SoC has very good CPU performance for common tasks, according to anandtech benchmarks, the GPU performance, which is used in gaming, trails the competition. For example, the SoC has only four GPU cores, while the Exynos version of Galaxy S7 has 12 similar GPU cores. Having said, the Honor 8 is still a very good value.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is to be expected as you have already stated the Honor 8's GPU has less GPU cores than that of the Exynos variant of the SGS7. However in real time usage, you won't notice the performance difference between the Honor 8 and the Exynos variant of the SGS7.

Akopps said:
Speaking of gaming. While Honor 8's SoC has very good CPU performance for common tasks, according to anandtech benchmarks, the GPU performance, which is used in gaming, trails the competition. For example, the SoC has only four GPU cores, while the Exynos version of Galaxy S7 has 12 similar GPU cores. Having said, the Honor 8 is still a very good value.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Gpu on honor 8 is unfortunately weak, even last gen snapdragon SoC have better GPUs

CronaMell said:
The Gpu on honor 8 is unfortunately weak, even last gen snapdragon SoC have better GPUs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this is the only reason I'm skeptical of buying Honor 8 atm.. I game a lot and I need a future-proof gpu for at least 2 years.. and after watching Real racing 3 gaming footage I can see the weakness of this Mali gpu..

CronaMell said:
The Gpu on honor 8 is unfortunately weak, even last gen snapdragon SoC have better GPUs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is to be expected as the Mali-T880 MP4 GPU used in the Honor 8 only has 4 cores, while other devices have more GPU cores than the Honor 8. Despite that the Honor 8 does handle gaming pretty well.

I'm ok with the GPU's performance now
---------- Post added at 12:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ----------
appsmarsterx said:
this is the only reason I'm skeptical of buying Honor 8 atm.. I game a lot and I need a future-proof gpu for at least 2 years.. and after watching Real racing 3 gaming footage I can see the weakness of this Mali gpu..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It can handle this gen games, but I doubt it will with next gen games