Samsung exec speaks out over Galaxy S4 core count
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 11:30:51
When the Galaxy S4 was first revealed earlier this year, Samsung went all out to highlight the fact that the phone is the first of its kind to use an octo-core processor.
Last year's Galaxy S3 introduced quad core chips to the market, doubling up on the dual core CPU found in the Galaxy S2 from 2011.
However, it soon emerged that UK consumers would be getting an iteration of the Galaxy S4 which lacks the octo-core processor, instead having to make do with a beefier quad core chip.
For some, this felt like a little bit of a disappointment, since on paper, the UK version of the Galaxy S4 will be less powerful than its international equivalent.
This week Samsung's J.K. Shin gave an interview with CNET, in which he said that users will not be able to notice the difference between the quad core and octo-core iterations of the Galaxy S4.
Of course, this stance does make it easy to wonder why Samsung bothered adding an octo-core chip to the Galaxy S4's base specifications, if it knew that there would be little noticeable difference in performance.
Clearly, Samsung is keen to keep pushing the processing envelope of smartphones, but there is an argument that even a quad core processor is unnecessary for most average users.
Unless you are seriously keen on experiencing the best that mobile gaming has to offer, there seems to be little need in nabbing a quad or octo-core processor as part of your next smartphone purchase.
On the other hand, since Samsung is always striving to equip its flagship smartphones with the latest technology, it does give its rivals the incentive to be equally generous in the hardware department. Galaxy S4 users will have to judge the performance for themselves, once it goes on sale in the UK.
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