Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy S IV to use PowerVR SGX 544 graphics

12 March, 2013
Imagination Technologies confirmed its PowerVR SXG 544 GPU is the graphics heart of the Exynos 5 SoC.

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  • 01 Apr 2013

AnonD-24171, 12 Mar 2013Since you LG fanboy i can tell you this: You and your LG bo... moreBuy your SGS 4 and stop hating everyone else who doesn't have a samsung phone or phone with eight cores or more.

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    • AnonD-87222
    • 3ZH
    • 15 Mar 2013

    I think some of you guys don't understand a couple of things:

    - This GPU is SGX544 clocked at 533mhz. The Iphone 5's GPU is SGX543 clocked at 200mhz.

    - This phone's screen resolution is still lower than Ipad 4s resolution while the performance is almost there. Frame rates will easily be comparable, if not higher here.

    - This is a SGX 544 variant that will support DirectX 10. Anyone saying it's old tech - these GPU series are used in all Apple devices. Would you rather get graphics code transferred from games optimized for Ipads, or 'new' in Open GL 3.0 made for Android? From my experience even with high tier graphics games for Android do not get as many work-hours spent on graphics-intensive projects and because of fragmentation each chip gets little love.

    In short this was a very smart move from Samsung and for raw performance freaks this GPU is significantly faster than Adreno 320, which is pretty much your only other alternative for a longer while.

    I think case closed.

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      • OpCraig
      • 7AG
      • 14 Mar 2013

      AnonD-46498, 13 Mar 2013Pictures of the Samsung S4 live in Amazon Germany http://w... moreIt says Smartphone picture isn't definitve

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        • Anonymous
        • CVy
        • 14 Mar 2013

        AnonD-46498, 13 Mar 2013Pictures of the Samsung S4 live in Amazon Germany http://w... moreIt's Just the case and Pictures are not of actual S4

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          • AnonD-46498
          • YeX
          • 13 Mar 2013

          Pictures of the Samsung S4 live in Amazon Germany
          http://www.amazon.de/Ultra-Tasche-Samsung-Galaxy-Schwarz/dp/B00BS7VU62/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363210461&sr=8-1

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            • Call me SAR
            • S1s
            • 13 Mar 2013

            Anonym, 13 Mar 2013Maybe you just know better than the World Health Organizati... morewell pointed out! its amazing how ignorant people like marco are about things as dangerous as radiation. marco reverting to ostrich-istic mentality (poking head in the ground and pretending there is no danger) will NOT make the danger go away or dissapear! no matter what you choose to do with your life, one thing remains certain SAR effects everyone, and each day you use a phone, make sure its low in radiation like all the latest Samsung phones. ONLY for this i choose samsung, i could care less about any other feature. this is the exact reason i would never buy an Iphone with 5 times the radiation levels samsung has.

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              • Anonymous
              • IBL
              • 13 Mar 2013

              its nice to no but i would not base my choice of phone on that alone i do hope they make this s4 more durable water resistant would be nice to

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                • Call me SAR
                • S1s
                • 13 Mar 2013

                Anonym, 13 Mar 2013Maybe you just know better than the World Health Organizati... morewell pointed out! its amazing how ignorant people like marco are about things as dangerous as radiation. marco reverting to ostrich-istic mentality (poking head in the ground and pretending there is no danger) will NOT make the danger go away or dissapear! no matter what you choose to do with your life, one thing remains certain SAR effects everyone, and each day you use a phone, make sure its low in radiation like all the latest Samsung phones. ONLY for this i choose samsung, i could care less about any other feature. this is the exact reason i would never buy an Iphone with 5 times the radiation levels samsung has.

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                  • AnonD-123456
                  • uuq
                  • 13 Mar 2013

                  This Phone's Amazing reviews and tip are there in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Iz7k9QgWY



                  It's AmaZING...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • IBL
                    • 13 Mar 2013

                    yes crapple has good graphics better optimized system but hu cares android will boost hardware to match

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IBL
                      • 13 Mar 2013

                      hu brought up ipad wen were dealing with phones no one cares about apple wow

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                        • AnonD-59062
                        • uZH
                        • 13 Mar 2013

                        Marco M, 13 Mar 2013Yes, Samsung will be running their three SGX544 cores at 53... moreDude that thing is an ipad having more space to fit things while this a phone so cmpare it with iph5 or 5s ... N if it uses 4cores than it will give tough time to 5s

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                          • Sasuke
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                          • 13 Mar 2013

                          Call me SAR, 13 Mar 2013Marco pretending something will not kill you, will NOT prot... moreWhy are you spamming this thread about SAR crap?
                          Go to a SAR forum or something. No need of the type of spamming.

                          Macro M: I suggest you stop feeding these trolls.

                          On topic: Great news. I really like the PowerVR, almost as much as Tegra. Also good news about SIII getting better display, hope it means better brightness and calibration and that the S IV will get better brightness and not just higher resolution.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • IBL
                            • 13 Mar 2013

                            who cares about iphone but does sammy emit less radiation then all phones ? maybe thats why build quality sucks well its something to consider but not that big of a deal

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                              • Marco M
                              • 5i4
                              • 13 Mar 2013

                              Call me SAR, 13 Mar 2013Marco pretending something will not kill you, will NOT prot... moreIf you are so concerned, stop using a cellphone or line your clothes and head with aluminium.

                              Besides, you don't have to keep a phone in your pocket at all times, most of us work inside and inside we have tables/desks. You are affected by much more powerful waves at all times, 24/7. From the sun amungst others.

                              Anyways the radiation also depends on the transmitters and signal strength. As long as you have a good signal at all/most times, you shouldn't worry so much.

                              We are all going to die someday, stop worrying so much about it. And if someone are to complain about SAR, they damn well better not be alcohol consumers, smokers or general pepole who eat unhealthy and don't move enough. Otherwise it would be ridiculous to whine about this subject. Obviously, those who fit this category worry too much, and woorying to much will damage your healt much more than any legal cellphone raditaion will.



                              Remember, "a coward dies a thousand deaths a hero dies but one".

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                                • Marco M
                                • 5i4
                                • 13 Mar 2013

                                AnonD-109744, 13 Mar 2013Again someone wrong info given... No such thing like mflop... moreit was just a typo in the midst of things silly. The number are correct, just not the "M". Jeez. . .

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                                  • anacondiz
                                  • y$e
                                  • 13 Mar 2013

                                  ah just let him be. he just got frustated...

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                                    • Anonym
                                    • N$i
                                    • 13 Mar 2013

                                    Marco M, 13 Mar 2013Oh, I forgot. You're also connected through a wired Interne... moreMaybe you just know better than the World Health Organization and their unit which specializes on cancer.

                                    Nice to see you have brought those so called proofs that sustained your argument for that sure thing (that by the way, all health experts show reservations and doubts where you see only certainty).

                                    One would expect humanity to have learned something from the similar argument a few decades ago with tobacco. Back then we had the very same studies with the very same results and people full of certainties that it didn't do any harm like you.

                                    I bet you are one of those guys that still today thinks tobacco doesn't harm people because "you know of a uncle who smoked and still lived well beyond his 80s".

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                                      • Call me SAR
                                      • S1s
                                      • 13 Mar 2013

                                      Marco M, 13 Mar 2013EU has SAR requirements and regulations, even though it's b... moreMarco pretending something will not kill you, will NOT protect you. closing your eyes to something as harmful as radiation will not protect you or your family from cancer either. I choose to be on the safe side and go with low radiation phones. if you dont mind if you die, its your choice. A phone, any phone for that matter isnt significant enough for me to endanger my life and the life of me family. For companies to be putting up radiation limits i think they concider it dangerous too. who wouldnt? maybe you have to reconcider your priorities. and health IS a priority.

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                                        • AnonD-109744
                                        • vV5
                                        • 13 Mar 2013

                                        Marco M, 13 Mar 2013Yes, Samsung will be running their three SGX544 cores at 53... moreAgain someone wrong info given...
                                        No such thing like mflops..its supposed
                                        To be gflops...giga floating operation in one second....dude????
                                        Dont try to teach people if you not so sure what word 2 use...