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[guitarguru777]

Clock speed ain't everything. The processors of the G2 and the new MyTouch are almost identical (and they feature the same GPU), both 2nd gen. Snapdragons. It's just that the MSM7230 of the G2 comes factory-clocked at 800 Mhz to increase battery life. Theoretically, both CPUs are able to run at the same speed - and there are already people who run their G2s @ 1,4 Ghz (and higher) stable.

But even at 800 Mhz, the 2nd gen. Snapdragons outperform the popular 1st gen. Snapdragons @ 1 Ghz as well as Samsung's Hummingbird and it's brother, the Apple A4.

So, having a 2nd gen. Snapdragon @ 800 Mhz is actually quite sensible. A higher clock under Froyo at this point wouldn't make that much sense as battery drain outweighs the hardly noticeable performance boost. Yet, by the time Gingerbread and it's successors will drop, the very same processor will have enough horsepower on tap to perform admirably.

HTC and T-Mobile just fail to communicate these advantages to the peers who simply compare clock speeds.

G2 Runs a Qualcomm Proc, not a Snap Dragon. The initial reports on this phone were inaccurate. Open one up and take a look. Its a Qualcomm proc.

 

[slashvanyoung]

Sorry Jason, but that's just vastly inaccurate. First off, "Snapdragon" is the brand name for a family of mobile processors made by Qualcomm. And "Scorpion" is nothing else than the name for the application processor core of Snapdragon family processors, from 1st gen. processors (like the one in your Nexus One) to the - yet to be released - 3rd gen. ones. Just like "Adreno" is the name for their GPUs.

The Scorpion core is an in-house, ground-up development by Qualcomm, yet it's based on the ARMv7 architecture (Qualcomm not only licensed the architecture, they collaborated with ARM to create that core). Apple's and Samsung's approach differs as they used the existing Cortex-A8 design by ARM (same ARMv7 instruction set), did some performance tweaks and dubbed the result "A4" and "Hummingbird", respectively.

So both processor families are fully ARMv7 compatible, yet offer features that exceed the Cortex-A8 design.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Wow, I didn't realize the G2 was that state-of-the-art - I recognize that clock speed isn't everything, but it didn't even occur to me to think that the G2 might have a better processor than the HTC EVO, iphone4, GalaxyS, etc. - the comparatively low price the phone is sold at around me ($150, when signing a contract, granted) made me think it was kinda budget, especially since T Mobile is wildly unpopular in these parts, mainly because their coverage blows

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

And I'm sorry, but the Android version-name choices are fucking retarded IMO But that's really interesting about the development of all those processors David, I hadn't realized they all traced back at one point or another to a Qualcomm design

 

[guitarguru777]

Guess what I said came across as inaccurate, guy my wording is just not right to describe it. But thats basically what I was attempting to say Slash ...lol

Marcus, as in anything in life more expensive doesnt always mean better ...lol

Such is the case with AMD vs Intel, Mac vs PC, and BMW vs Lambo.

I would much rather buy a BMW cause of the reliability factor. Just as I would buy a PC cause I know if there is ever an issue I am comfortable fixing it. As for the AMD, of course Intel and AMD swap back and forth all the time in terms of quality, but for me overall I have had better success with AMD vs Intel.

Of course this is all fairly subjective. The Vibrant is a great phone, my reasoning for not getting it is I am a big supporter of HTC, and every non HTC Android phone I have had I have had problems with. Also I am not really one for "bells and whistles". I really dont think i will be watching much Avatar on my phone or playing many games. I need and use my phone for business 95% of the time. So better processing and longer battery life is my preference.

 

[arv_foh]

Not that I have much to add to the conversation here, but I'm an avid iPhone lover and I used an Epic 4G the other day and was really impressed... the screen and the scrolling backgrounds... good stuff

 

[Danihell]

Anyone here already tries this free RTA audio analyser for android?
My GF gona give me a galaxy s for christmas, and want to know if that rules.


http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/multimedia/rta-audio-analyzer_bedw.html

 

[AudioPhile777]

Anyone here already tries this free RTA audio analyser for android?
My GF gona give me a galaxy s for christmas, and want to know if that rules.


http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/multimedia/rta-audio-analyzer_bedw.html

Yeah, I've used it a bit... its relatively accurate... I suppose that depends on your phone's mic, though...

 

[Danihell]

ya the mic phone is important too, gonna try it.