It appears reports from late last week about a potential delay for devices using Qualcomm’s new S4 processor(s) is looking more concrete. Today, Slashgear is also reporting that the line in which Qualcomm manufacturers their 28nm S4 silicon was shut down in mid-February and isn’t scheduled to ramp back up until sometime within the next few weeks. In the near-term things should be “ok”, though a month or two out could signal delays for devices like...
Sony announced some pretty slick looking hardware at MWC. The Xperia S and it’s 4.3″ 720p display + dual-core processor are on the higher end of things. Though sadly, it’s all stuff you should not buy. Repeat – should not. Underneath their pretty faces is aging hardware like Qualcomm’s S3 processor. On top of that, Sony slapped Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a number of “new” devices, appearing to forget that ICS is the only OS that...
The Qualcomm S4 processor is a modern day beast, handedly trouncing last year’s favorites. But even this latest edition of Qualcomm engineering has one minor “flaw” — the Adreno 225 GPU is really just a tweaked version of the outgoing Adreno 220. Thankfully, Qualcomm brought plenty of firepower to MWC as they company announced a new “Pro” version of the S4 MSM8960 processor that ships with a heavily upgraded Adren 320 GPU. The new GPU is...
The HTC Ville is an upcoming (rumored) dual-core device. On top of the mid-range hardware, the Ville will be the first device from HTC to ship with Sense 4.0. As we saw the other day, Sense 4.0 is actually pretty good looking thanks to its more reserved, less flashy aesthetics. Today, we get another look at the Ville thanks to Chinese site ePrice. (Via) As we’ve stated before, the rumored Qualcomm S4 processor will bring a new level of battery life (for the better)...
Right now the mobile world is all up in arms (in a good way) over dual-core 1.5 GHz processors. But very soon (next year) Qualcomm will unleash a fury with their S4 chip, powered by no less than a quad-core “Krait” processor… The early specs paint a beautiful picture for mobile enthusiasts. Processing power will range anywhere from 1.5 GHz up to 2.5 GHz, with each core featuring it’s own voltage and frequency clock (asynchronous Symmetrical...
