Apple's A11 will have six cores - two powerful, four efficient

11 September 2017
All six cores will be able to run simultaneously.

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  • AnonD-402029
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  • 11 Sep 2017

seems like iphone's comment section is not as aggressive as sony's comment section

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    • AnonD-1825
    • p7d
    • 11 Sep 2017

    piku, 11 Sep 2017iOS users always claims they don't care about specification... moreWe don't but we know how much it will hurt you Android boys, so it's quite funny :D

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      • piku
      • gML
      • 11 Sep 2017

      iOS users always claims they don't care about specification now these same people are rejoicing about muticore SOCs and larger RAMs

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        • piku
        • gML
        • 11 Sep 2017

        AnonD-1825, 11 Sep 2017https://youtu.be/vMiTOKKX7ek Android phones performance is ... moreWhat ever apple is bringing to iphones its been accomplished by Samsung five years back

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          • nEe
          • 11 Sep 2017

          AnonD-147910, 11 Sep 2017hahahahahahahahahahahahah ok Georgio! I will buy an iphone... moreYour basic phones will go down in price as well ; here in Europe I got less then 50% on my 6s plus after 1 year( I paid 720 pounds sim free and I got 300 pounds back). So the iPhone is not even good for that ; kids phone. HAHAHAHA

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            • piku
            • gML
            • 11 Sep 2017

            AnonD-147910, 11 Sep 2017I have both android and iOS devices. What features do you t... moreWhat about playing HEVC files and sending files over bluetooth to non iOS device.

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              • pYg
              • 11 Sep 2017

              AnonD-292154, 11 Sep 2017Keep your basic phone wile I can even use my note 8 as a desktop.hahahahahahahahahahahahah ok Georgio!
              I will buy an iphone 7 plus and a ps4 for the price you supposedly paid for the note 8 and Dex. And I will sell my iphone in 3 months and with that money I will buy the note 8 so that I can move the widgets around aaaaall day and ditch my laptop so that I can use DeX to work on Excel for the 3 hours it will last on that tiny battery.

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                • AnonD-147910
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                • 11 Sep 2017

                AnonD-623516, 11 Sep 2017apple = faster animations and app launch, better software u... moreWhile I agree with you on most part. The fingerprint reader is still the fastest on iphones.
                But anyhow you should add that iphones age much better. You will be surprised how snappy a 4 year old iphone 5s still is. Also the resale value is insane on iphones. Millions of accessories for iphones. Much better ram management on iOS than android. The only thing that comes close to iphone 7+ in multitasking is the note 8. The most important though is that the apps ARE better on iOS and are released faster. See youtube videos online. e.g. snapchat (especially this), youtube, facebook, instagram. These run better on iOS. A quick search will prove that.
                I tend to watch videos on my android devices though because I really like the amoled screens. No matter what apple fanboys say. Amoled is the way forward!

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                  • 11 Sep 2017

                  AnonD-696542, 11 Sep 2017Last time Apple bought a quad core processor tho found out ... moreIt is written in the article : It WILL use all the six cores at the same time , similar to how big.LITTLE is implemented in android.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • T6r
                    • 11 Sep 2017

                    Harsenik, 11 Sep 201710 years?!?! HHAHAHA 10 years ago Smartphone was just beggi... moreFirst smartphone was debuted in 1992 and released in 1995, made by IBM, get your facts straight.

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                      • SZTadir
                      • X%U
                      • 11 Sep 2017

                      AnonD-582295, 11 Sep 2017Except that they do not build anything, soc is built by Sam... moreThen it begs the question as to why Samsung Exynos SoCs are a not up to the mark with A10 chipset to begin with.

                      Obviously Apple knows how to build the proper architecture of chips. Which is sad, because it may be the only thing Apple fans can boast about.

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                        • 11 Sep 2017

                        AnonD-147910, 11 Sep 2017Hahahahahahahahaha Ok mate. You CLEARLY run out of ideas. ... moreKeep your basic phone wile I can even use my note 8 as a desktop.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pWv
                          • 11 Sep 2017

                          SZTadir, 11 Sep 2017I don't like Apple and iPhone, but man!!! Do they know how ... moreIf I told you it's all Qualcomm's fault, would you believe?

                          All it's related to R&D. Apple has huge money for that. Others not.

                          The tight competition in android and obligation to pay a lot of money for patents( to Qualcomm, M$ and other companies) gives hard time to companies such as Samsung and Mediatek. They cut and decide to rely on ARM's designs rather than develop new cores (Samsung just recently started to use it's own cores).

                          ARM is trying hard, but the can't do miracles.

                          And Qualcomm is lazy, first they have de-facto monopoly (They made other companies leave, Mediatek struggles and Samsung can't sell it's SoCs) and second they earn more money from patents. So, why should they care?

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                            • pYg
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                            AnonD-292154, 11 Sep 2017Ios has widgets but not on the screen;you can't move the w... moreHahahahahahahahaha
                            Ok mate. You CLEARLY run out of ideas. "Also because it is opensource." haha. Please elaborate on this.

                            If they are not on screen how can you use them. Oh you mean home screen. Oh yeah the most important thing is the ability to move widgets around on the home screen. "iOS has nothing! It is empty!"

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                              • AnonD-623516
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                              • 11 Sep 2017

                              apple = faster animations and app launch, better software update policy
                              Android flagships = better displays, bigger displays while being smaller device, better battery life, ultra fast charging, dual sim capable, better customization options, better sound chips, wireless charging, micro SD card support, usb type 3 instead of stupid lightning bs, better cameras, better fingerprint readers

                              just sayin

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                                • 6ck
                                • 11 Sep 2017

                                SZTadir, 11 Sep 2017I don't like Apple and iPhone, but man!!! Do they know how ... moreDid u graduate from high school?
                                I can't believe there is SOMEONE who still ask THIS kind of question every now and then...

                                ALL man-made things that have "powerful" attached to it ALWAYS consume MORE ENERGY.
                                Did u own a PC and EVER think of comparing it to a laptop? Which one is more powerful? doesn't it requires more energy compared to the "less powerful" counterparts?

                                THIS is especially true for ULTRA mobile device, like smartphone SoC, which required to be able to stand by longer than laptop/PC. To do that, there are several ways: make the CPU "less powerful", make it small but pack few cores to help running heavy process, keep producing the SoC in smaller fabrication process to further reduce the energy consumption.
                                That's why Android SoC won't beat Apple A series in single core anytime soon, as it was designed to be powerful BUT still energy-efficient, while ALL custom core Apple are MONSTER in both the performance and ENERGY CONSUMPTION! (that's why apple add 2 cores specifically for handling energy consumption of A10, as they can't solve the bad energy consumption rate of A series even almost 10 years since the first iphone.

                                The REAL question is: WHAT & WHY did u need more powerful CPU? Android OS is a mobile phone OS, not designed to do heavy conputing process like laptop/PC does, as it'll drain battery like hell.
                                For the sake of BRAGGING RIGHTS? That's that STUPID icult believers does.
                                Don't mind them, or u'll become as stupid as them, buying OVERPRICED POS phone just for STATUS & BRAGGING RIGHTS!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • JaL
                                  • 11 Sep 2017

                                  AnonD-696542, 11 Sep 2017Last time Apple bought a quad core processor tho found out ... moreIts aimed at people who know what they want and have the means to get it.
                                  Obviously you'll get kids complaining about the price. There are very expensive android devices out there as well though.
                                  You don't go out and get a family sedan instead of a Rolls Royce just because the sedan is cheaper.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • t7P
                                    • 11 Sep 2017

                                    Wow. It's gonna open Instagram 0.01 seconds which is a big deal for iPhone users so they can browse while watching their battery drain faster. Lol.

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                                      • 11 Sep 2017

                                      AnonD-147910, 11 Sep 2017iOS has widgets. So you suggest that the fact that you can ... moreIos has widgets but not on the screen;you can't move the widgets around like on android. The customization is also one of the most important as well( that's why ios doesn't have it) ; also because is open source.

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                                        • 11 Sep 2017

                                        AnonD-696542, 11 Sep 2017You don't know anything actually, benchmarks for android an... more"it won't be able to handle the hardware while putting the latest exynos chip in iPhone will make it burst out of speed"

                                        Wow you Android users are stupid :D you know Apple chip is lot faster than that exonys, you clearly think adding more cores make everything fly, typical Android guy! Sorry adding more cores doesn't make your device faster, thats why Android devices performance haven't improved much in many years while Apple making those single cores more and more powerful and having huge speed gains every year.