Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Specs “Confirmed” (Again)

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Specs Confirmed (Again)The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has gone through its fair share of rumors in the past, and since the device has yet to be announced officially, plenty of speculation remains as to what kind of hardware will it pack underneath the hood. Well, try not to fret too much, as we have come up with a primer on the Galaxy Note 3’s release date, specifications and news. A Gfxbench benchmark leak has shown off some of the hardware specifications of the Galaxy Note 3, where they include a Snapdragon 800 chipset that has been clocked at 2.3GHz, a Full HD display (of unknown size, where last we heard, there could be three screen sizes actually!), and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice.

The two Galaxy Note 3 models that were spotted in the tests would be the SM-N900S that is headed for SK Telecom and the SM-N900L for LGU+, where they are both mobile carriers in South Korea. Of course, we will continue to keep a keen eye out on what the Galaxy Note 3 will be able to deliver in due time, so stay tuned! Needless to say, some of the specifications mentioned above have also been ‘confirmed‘ by a South Korean publication yesterday. Obviously, although the stream of rumors seem to converge towards specific numbers and specs, nothing is absolutely certain before Samsung actually announces the Note 3.

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Early Benchmarks Show the New Nexus 7 Is Blazing Fast

Early Benchmarks Show the New Nexus 7 Is Blazing Fast

The first batch of new Nexus 7s are in the hands of testers, so what’s the first thing everyone does? Run benchmarks, of course. And what do they all tell us? Google’s new tablet is blazing fast; especially considering it’s saddled with last year’s top-of-the-line processor. It’s almost as fast as an HTC One for goodness sake.

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Moto X benchmarks and specs slip out, point to a fine mid-tier phone

Moto X benchmarks reportedly slip

We’ve already seen Motorola’s rumored Moto X in press renders, photos, videos and even the hands of a Google executive; why not throw some benchmarks and specifications into the mix? Android Police is more than happy to add that grist to the rumor mill with a set of photos that reportedly show the AT&T Moto X (“Ghost”) running AnTuTu and 3DMark tests. If accurate, the scores hint at a mid-range Android 4.2.2 phone whose 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro and 2GB of RAM produce good (though not great) results. The rest of the visible specs are equally middle-of-the-road — we see a 720p screen, 16GB of built-in storage, NFC, a 10.5-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front shooter. The hardware alone may not tempt customers, then, but Motorola could be counting on customization and software tricks to lure more customers. We’ll know the full story on August 1st.

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Intel Atom Z2580 AnTuTu benchmark falls 20% following revision

Earlier this month, the AnTuTu benchmarking tool raised a bit of a firestorm when it showed Intel‘s Atom Z2580 out performing offerings from Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and Samsung. This led to BDTI, a consulting firm, showing that not all instructions were being executed by the Intel processor, causing a false boost in results. As such, AnTuTu has issued a revised version of the benchmarking tool, and Intel has fallen 20-percent as a result.

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Reportedly, this entire issue was the result of the ICC compiler, which was introduced in version 2.9.4 and utilized for Intel processors, while other processors utilized a GCC compiler. The issue caused the RAM test to be incomplete, causing the artificially high results. The revised version is 3.2.2 and was released this past Wednesday.

The ICC compiler is still used for Intel processors in the new version, but the new benchmarks scores are vastly different, with the Atom Z2580 taking a hit of about 20-percent and the RAM score in particular falling by half. Other scores are said to have been marginally affected, but the big changes center in these two areas.

Meanwhile, the results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and the Samsung S4 Oct were relatively unchanged, with the Exynos 5 Octa now ranking higher in performance the Intel Atom Z2580. Next month AnTuTu plans to issue new testing standards, at which point we’ll get a chance to see what kind of result changes might surface with the next big release.

AnTuTu did not reveal what changes it made to the newly released version to correct these issues, and some are questioning whether they’re now accurate. Looking at other benchmarks for the processors, however, the new AnTuTu results fall more in line with what we’ve seen elsewhere.

SOURCE: EE Times


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Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on redux: benchmark and camera preview

Sony Xperia Z Ultra handson redux previewing its camera and benchmark performance

You may have already read our Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on last week, but since then we’ve also been able to spend a tiny bit more time with a pre-production unit (with firmware build 14.1.B.1.277). Instead of going over again how hilariously large this 6.4-inch, pen-friendly phone is, this time we’ll focus on some early benchmark results, camera performance and Sony’s very own UX features.

As you’ll see after the break, many of the benchmark scores aren’t too far off from what we saw on the MDP phone with the same Snapdragon 800 SoC, and the final units should be optimized with higher numbers. While we didn’t manage to get CF-Bench and Quadrant running on the phone, the higher-than-before 3DMark score did cheer us up, meaning either Sony or Qualcomm’s managed to fine tune the latter’s new Adreno 330 GPU.

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Mac Pro 2013 benchmarks leak

Apple’s new Mac Pro 2013 may not be on sale yet, but that hasn’t stopped the compact new workstation from cropping up in benchmarks and, in the process, giving us a hint of its Xeon E5-powered performance. A listing supposedly for the new Mac Pro – which Apple gave us a sneak peak of at

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series quad-core benchmarks

Qualcomm may have introduced the Snapdragon 800 processor a little while back, and while we suspect some may be wondering why we have yet to see any real announcements since that point in time, it seems there was an actual plan in action. Just to give a bit of background, the plan was to announce

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MDP benchmarks: prepare for ludicrous speed

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MDP benchmarks prepare for ludicrous speed

Today we had a chance to play with Qualcomm’s latest MDP devices (tablet and phone) which pack the company’s mighty Snapdragon 800 SoC (MSM8974). The tablet is slightly larger than than last year’s and features an 11.6-inch 1,920 x 1,080-pixel display, 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB of built-in flash storage (with microSD expansion), USB 3.0 support and a 12 megapixel AF rear camera with flash (2MP fixed-focus in front). All of this is crammed into a slim (0.46 inches / 11.7mm) chassis that’s powered by a 3,400mAh Li-ion battery and incorporates a bevvy of radios (LTE band 17, WiFi ac, Bluetooth 4 LE, GPS, NFC) and sensors (including pressure and humidity).

The phone shares most of the tablet’s specs but swaps the screen for a 4.3-inch panel (1,280 x 720 pixels) and the battery for a smaller (1,500mAh) pack. We put these Snapdragon 800-equipped MDPs through their paces by running our usual suite of benchmarks (plus a few more). The results? Prepare for ludicrous speed! More after the break.

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Xiaomi MI-2 S Version Benchmarked

Xiaomi MI 2 S Version BenchmarkedWell, well, what do we have here? It seems that there is a new S version of the recently talked about Xiaomi MI-2, where this particular smartphone has managed to cram in a Snapdragon 600 chipset instead of the S4 Pro chipset that is found in the regular version of the Xiaomi MI-2. While the quad-core Krait 300 processor has been clocked at 1.7GHz, Xiaomi’s numbers happen to beat the Samsung Galaxy S4 into hiding where benchmarks are concerned, with the latter sporting a 1.9GHz Krait 300 processor.

Do take note that the benchmark figures which you see above are what Xiaomi has delivered where the MI-2 and MI-2S performance levels are concerned, so it would most definitely be prudent if you were to carry some seeds of doubt in your heart after checking it out. So far, we do know that the Xiaomi MI-2S will arrive in a 32GB model that sports a 13-megapixel shooter for $370, while there is a 16GB model that has an 8-megapixel camera for $320. Too bad Xiaomi phones are always almost released in China only.

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3DMark Android Version Released: Mobile Benchmarking with Sizzle

Computer geeks have been using various flavors of 3DMark to benchmark their computers for years. The cool thing about their benchmark suite is that it has visually impressive tests that challenge both the GPU and CPU inside your computer. The scores are then mashed together to give you a total score allowing you to directly compare the performance of your machine to other users regardless of the platform or hardware.

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Benchmarking fans can now get their hands on 3DMark for Android. Like the PC version, the Android version of the benchmark suite tests the GPU and CPU. There are two tests for the GPU with the first graphics test focusing on triangle throughput. The second graphics test focuses on pixel processing. The physics test is designed to focus on CPU performance by making it crank through a ton of calculations.

3DMark for Android is available now and requires Android 3.1 or higher, and will be coming to iOS and Windows RT devices in the near future. It would be nice if they made a Mac version someday too.

[via C|NET]