Wait, isn't this the same SoC that the Touchpad was "bashed" for using? Any chance we can get a proper comparison between the two to highlight where webOS went wrong? Because according to the SGSII review this SoC is a beast.
Couple things. 1) The Touchpad wasn't "bashed" because it's a bad SoC. The problem lies in the fact that WebOS is not fully optimized for it yet 2) The SGSII review said the SoC compares well to the current TI OMAP SoC. It is actually the graphics portion (ARM Mali 400) of the SGSII that is the beast. Qualcomm's latest phones use the Adreno 220 GPU...it would be shocking to see them slip an ARM GPU in
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biassj - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
Besides the mhz boost, is the Qualcomm SoC slower than the Exynos SoC with dual core Cortex A9?aNYthing24 - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
At 1.5 GHz, a dual-core Scorpion should preform as well (give or take a few) as the Exynos at 1.2 GHz.ph0tek - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
Is the 1.5 GHz Qualcomm SoC actually dual-core though? Cant find an answer to this.Paulnsx1 - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
Yes, the 8x60 has two CPU cores. Also, the GPU is significantly more powerful than that in the 8x55 SoC (Adreno 220 vs Adreno 205).aNYthing24 - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
I knew it. A bunch of people on Engadget thought I was crazy because according to them the GSII would never use another processor besides the Exynos.Omid.M - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
Engadget is the MySpace of tech sites.ph0tek - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
The Myspace of tech sites thats also undeniably run by Apple fanboys.dagamer34 - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
That's dumb of them, as there are Galaxy S II variants that use the Tegra 2 in cheaper markets.Brian Klug - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - link
I accidentally'd a word there for a while, apologies, fixed now!-Brian
Meegulthwarp - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
Wait, isn't this the same SoC that the Touchpad was "bashed" for using? Any chance we can get a proper comparison between the two to highlight where webOS went wrong? Because according to the SGSII review this SoC is a beast.knurdtech - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
Couple things.1) The Touchpad wasn't "bashed" because it's a bad SoC. The problem lies in the fact that WebOS is not fully optimized for it yet
2) The SGSII review said the SoC compares well to the current TI OMAP SoC. It is actually the graphics portion (ARM Mali 400) of the SGSII that is the beast. Qualcomm's latest phones use the Adreno 220 GPU...it would be shocking to see them slip an ARM GPU in
Paulnsx1 - Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - link
HTC Jetstream is probably a better comparison as it uses the 8x60 also.