Being one of the most anticipated phones of 2012, if not all time, the Samsung Galaxy S III has a lot of hype to live up to as it finally made its way over to the US. In a world of emerging quad core tablets and phones, the dual core system stays strong while manufacturers and consumers believe that Android is not yet optimized to fully utilize the larger number of cores. With the recent release of Jelly Bean we’re starting to see just how smooth Android has become while being able to use all of the hardware for an enhanced experience. Being the successor to the hugely popular Galaxy S II is no easy job, and we’re here to tell you if it lives up to the hype of causing all of our news feeds to be filled with BS rumors for months.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Device Review
New Browser Tests Show Android 50% Faster than iOS in Loading Speeds
Do we really need yet another graph showing how Android performance reins over iOS? We sure do! I love these constant reminders that point out Android devices are superior in more ways than one.
This test was specifically set up to compare speeds of the stock browsers of both Android and iOS platforms. We should mention that the Android devices that were used were running 2.2 and 2.3 versions of Android, while the iPhone 4 devices were on 4.2 and 4.3.
The tests that were conducted were quite thorough, including visiting 1,000 different sites while doing 45,000 separate tests in total. On average, the Android browser loaded pages 52% faster than the iOS browser. How’s that for competition?
We can’t say we’re very surprised at the drastic lead that the Android browser has over iOS, but we have Google’s crack team to thank for consistently keeping the Android browser up to snuff. With more Tegra 2 devices starting to emerge, iOS will have a hell of a time keeping up!
NVIDIA Tegra 2 Chips Power Next Wave of and quot;Super Phones and quot;
The next wave of “super phones” is upon us, and NVIDIA wants to assure everyone that they’ll have Tegra 2 chips inside majority of them. Tegra 2 devices deliver a one of a kind multimedia experience and offer much faster network download speeds and higher bandwidth. Some key features of these new and upcoming Tegra 2 devices include:
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU – The world’s first mobile dual-core CPU for faster Web browsing, snappier response time and better overall performance.
- 1080p Video Playback Processor – Watch 1080p HD movies stored on your mobile device on your HDTV, without compromising battery life.
- Ultra low powered (ULP) NVIDIA GeForce GPU delivers outstanding 3D game playability and a visually engaging highly responsive 3D interface.
The company notes:
“Their seamless multitasking and support for hardware-accelerated Adobe® Flash® Player begin the process of merging the smartphone, with a game console and multimedia device. The result is a mobile web experience capable of console-quality, multi-player, cross-platform gaming, as well as enormous flexibility in terms of carrying out multiple tasks at once.”
As we see more and more devices utilizing the Tegra 2 chip, we can only expect to see better quality smartphones and/or tablets these next few quarters.
