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Rightware, the creator of the Browsermark web browser performance suite and Kanzi, the UX powering Audi automobiles, is getting ready to launch a cross-platform graphics/gaming benchmark called Basemark X. This is a 3D “game-like” application built on the Unity Engine 4.0 which aims at simulating the workload experienced by the hardware when running demanding games. The benchmark will work across iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8+, so when this comes out, we will be able to make more meaningful cross-platform benchmarks to give you a good idea of what your next smartphone is capable off in our reviews. (more…)

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This week we’ve had the opportunity to have a look at the new HTC One with not only a collection of hands-on experiences, but with processor benchmarking as well. Using the standard Quadrant Benchmark test here we’re finding that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor is blowing up the charts, destroying the previous high-mark in the basic readout by more than double – those tiny towers on the left are what’s left of the original HTC One X, the ASUS Transformer Prim TF201 (with a Tegra 3 processor), and some lesser beings. Even compared with the Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core SoC running on the Google Nexus 4 only reaches nearly 5000 as a final score in Quadrant – the HTC One reaches 12,417!

Comparing the individual markers inside the total you’ll find a CPU score of 37,304, Memory at 10,922, and I/O at a staggering 10,566. Those are massive scores, on all accounts. The Nexus 4 comes in at CPU: 10,687, Mem: 7,612, and I/O: 4,340 if you’d like to know. With the HTC One’s combination of four Krait 300 CPU cores at 1.7GHz, an Adreno 320 GPU, and a performance boost well over the Snapdragon S4 Pro, this will very likely be the most impressive smartphone processor-wise you’ll have ever experienced.

We’ve also had a look at Sunspider working with the standard web browser on the device. Here we get a lovely 1195.2ms as a final result, this compared with the HTC One X+ (1215.4ms) and the Samsung Galaxy S III (1082.2ms) shows that web browsing is pretty much the same as it’s been over the past year. Then again – as above – this is not final software and anything could happen before the HTC One is released inside March, 2013. It should also be noted that the speed of the rendering on the HTC One (as well as the others here) were done at different times and under different conditions – so take it all with a bit of straw.

Also have a peek at our timeline below filled with hands-on experiences with the HTC One, complete with details from each of this device’s new features. With the HTC One, the company may well be entering a new age. One in which a single device really, truly is the hero – could it possibly be?

HTC One benchmarks: off the charts is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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GLBenchmarks for five new, unannounced Samsung devices have surfaced, including model GT-I9150/GT-I9152. Recently, benchmarks had surfaced for Samsung’s GT-B9150, as well as several other devices. Four of the five new devices that have cropped up are Galaxy devices comprised of the Galaxy Pocket 2, the Galaxy Star, the Galaxy Young, and the Galaxy Frame, in addition to the GT-I9150.

We’ll start with the oddball, the GT-I9150, which features a 1.2GHz BCM28155 Broadcom processor, as well as a VideoCore IV GPU and a qHD display (960 x 540). The handset is listed as running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, and includes the 9152 model. This is followed by the Galaxy Pocket 2, which features an 850MHz Broadcom processor, a VideoCore IV GPU, and a 320 x 240 VGA display. The handset runs Android 4.1.2.

The next three models, the Star, Young, and Frame, are all Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean devices. The Star is shown as running a Speadtrum CPU and Mail-300 graphics, and also bearing a 320 x 240 VGA display. The Young is a tad higher on the specs list, with a 1GHz Qualcomm and Adreno 200 GPU, as well as a 480 x 320 HVGA display.

Next up is the Galaxy Frame, which runs a 1GHz Broadcom CPU and VideoCore IV graphics, and likewise bearing an HVGA 480 x 320 display. The big difference with this model over the others is that it is listed in two iterations, one of which includes NFC technology. No other information is available at this time.

[via Android Community]

Benchmarks appear for five new Samsung devices is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Like Lady Godiva herself, a phone dubbed the Samsung Godiva has been seen naked — at least as far as benchmarks are concerned. The site GLBenchmark has revealed it has a 1.4GHz MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 SoC on board, along with Adreno 305 graphics, a 720p screen, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and support for Verizon’s LTE network. Its SCH-i425 model number points to the possibility that it might be the successor to the Stratosphere II (which was known as the SCH-i415) and could therefore sport a sliding keyboard, but that remains firmly speculative at the moment. Yet, seeing as how Samsung’s mobile offerings at CES 2013 were practically non-existent, we’re betting the Godiva — unlike the Lady of Coventry’s ride in the nude — is more fact than fiction.

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As you might’ve noticed, CES 2013 didn’t turn out much in they way of smartphone reveals. Most of the mobile industry’s big guns held back their reserves (Sony aside), prepping behind-the-scenes for Barcelona’s world stage and ceding this Vegas showcase to lesser known Chinese OEMs. So before we bid adieu to these vast convention halls and tuck in for the impending reviews, we’ve decided to roundup the show’s only flagships — ZTE’s Grand S, Huawei’s Ascend Mate and D2 and Sony’s Xperia Z / ZL — and pit them head-to-head in preliminary performance testing. Follow along after the break to find out which handset earns the top spot in this benchmark battle.

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