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28 March 2018
The Kirin 970 is now six months old, but is it still relevant?

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Anonymous, 28 Mar 2018With a bloated U.I? I don't think so. Samsung will still la... moreYou guys don't even know the difference between system application and bloatwares. My Galaxy S7 never lagged with Samsung UI over an year and never slowed down. If you are calling useful features bloatwares then you don't know a thing about software.

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    • 28 Mar 2018

    AnonD-510098, 28 Mar 2018No, every year chipsets are ranked by the latest and greate... moreYes but I was talking about the raw power. Sure if you compare SOC's on a strictly annual basis, but Apple and Huawei have to compete with the SOC's of the following year as consumers may as well wait a few months. The 980 has to be able to compete with next year's SOC's, not just best SOC's released over half a year earlier.

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      • 28 Mar 2018

      Anonymous, 28 Mar 2018better yet , wait a little longer until samsung releases s1... moreWith a bloated U.I? I don't think so. Samsung will still lag behind, even s9 cant defeat my moto z2 force in performance.

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        • 28 Mar 2018

        what's wrong with the 970 ?

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          • Anonymous
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          • 28 Mar 2018

          Anonymous, 28 Mar 2018better yet , wait a little longer until samsung releases s1... moreWith a bloated U.I? I don't think so. Samsung will still lag behind, even s9 can defeat my moto z2 force in performance.

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            • Anonymous
            • JJ3
            • 28 Mar 2018

            AnonD-234961, 28 Mar 2018To be honest, a complete package with emphasis on great bat... moreYou've got that right.

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              • Anonymous
              • LY9
              • 28 Mar 2018

              Anonymous, 28 Mar 2018As of NOW, wait until Google will release their phone.better yet , wait a little longer until samsung releases s10 ..it will be way more powerful than pixel 3

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                • Anonymous
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                • 28 Mar 2018

                AnonD-505564, 28 Mar 2018Except the best camera, great oled display, fast charging, ... moreThe best camera isn't going cut it with the those notch and using kirin 970 again makes it a little less interesting.

                  Looks like Huawei might replace Samsung in the mobile phone space. May be they lag behind on processor, display and memory. But clever collaboration with Leica seems to be paying off though I am not bothered about their camera

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Cx3
                    • 28 Mar 2018

                    Samsung might have the fastest CPU, but their phone will slow down after a few months of use.

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                      • 28 Mar 2018

                      To be honest, a complete package with emphasis on great battery life matters to me a lot more than some benchmark numbers.

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                        • 28 Mar 2018

                        AnonD-510098, 28 Mar 2018And still its probably the most fresh phone that will come ... moreAs of NOW, wait until Google will release their phone.

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                          • 28 Mar 2018

                          AnonD-505564, 28 Mar 2018Except the best camera, great oled display, fast charging, ... moreRedundant and boring feature.

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                            Zenodroid, 28 Mar 2018Where is iPhone x and Oneplus 5t? Old story now, in 2017

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                              • Anonymous
                              • JJ3
                              • 28 Mar 2018

                              I had 3 samsungs and they all aged badly in terms of performance, but not with my huawei. Give it 3 months and 1 update and compare the phones in real word performance!! Benchmarks only count to rank, nothing more, just as manufacturer fuel consumption in cars.

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                                • 28 Mar 2018

                                Anonymous, 28 Mar 2018Well Huawei release their SOC's at the end of the year, rat... moreNo, every year chipsets are ranked by the latest and greatest. If Huawei and Apple release their chipsets at the end of the year they will take first and second place.

                                The 845s competition has not been released yet (Apple A 12 and Kirin 980)

                                  Where is iPhone x and Oneplus 5t?

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                                    • 28 Mar 2018

                                    AnonD-510098, 28 Mar 2018The Kirin 970 is last years chipset and is still up there w... moreWell Huawei release their SOC's at the end of the year, rather than the start, like Samsung and Qualcomm. The 970 was a little disappointing because it wasn't as impressive a step as the 960 (which wasn't far off the SD 835). The 970 is about as powerful as the SD 835.
                                    The 980 will be powerful but technically won't be this generation. It will likely be using a 7nm process; and therefore compete with the SD 855 etc.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • LQt
                                      • 28 Mar 2018

                                      I doubt this phone has 1/1.7 camera.
                                      Tiny lenses are weird.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sxr
                                        • 28 Mar 2018

                                        SoC-wise, Huawei is now the one playing catch-up. It's a pity because at one point in the past, they were the one on top.