After a few weeks of constant nagging, it would seem that we may just might have an answer to what processor T-Mobile decided to go with in their Galaxy S II. According to a tweet let loose last night by @GalaxySsupport, “The Samsung #GalaxyS2 comes with a 1.5 dual core Qualcomm APQ8060 processor. ^Scot”. This response came after @MedeirosMusic questioned them about which processor the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II would be sporting.
So there you have it. Or could this raise more questions? First things first, this isn’t from
T-Mobile, although it is
U.S. Galaxy S support. It has been up for over 20 hours and has yet to be removed or denied publicly, yet. So far so good. Here is where I am running into conflicts with my hopes and my dreams. We already knew the processor would be different. That lays down a new set of challenges for our wonderful developers out there when it comes time to root, ROM and mod the device. I have complete faith in them and know they will come through for us though. The next issue, is the statement actually true? We all know that processors can be overclocked. Nearly every device that has ever been manufactured has seen a bump from various methods. We also know that the specs for a processor from the actual manufacturer are usually brought down a notch when inserted into a device. The APQ8060, according to
Qualcomm, is capable of 1.5Ghz per core. Did the rep, Scot, just pull that stat from Qualcomm, or did T-Mobile actually keep the chip clocked to what it was built to do? There lies the issue. The other two
Galaxy S II devices are set at 1.2 Ghz. If T-Mobile is actually bring in a 1.5Ghz processor to the table for their device, then it would be a much more powerful version and a better choice,in my opinion. Many can also argue that the clock speed of a chip doesn’t always mean a faster device. It still heavily relies on software to perform well. There are other factors and considerations to be obtained still. We might just have to sit down and compare the two chips and see what differences can be found that might play key roles in the T-Mobile version.
So even though we seem to have a solid answer to the current question of the year, now we have more. Hopefully we can get a full spec sheet from T-Mobile in the coming weeks.
Source: Tmo News
How did you come up to the conclusion that a 1.5GHz Qualcomm would be a much more powerful version and why is it a better choice as compared to the 1.2GHz Exynos?
Agreed, that may be a presumptuous statement. The GPU, memory architecture, and many other factors dictate the overall performance of a device. Stormy did highlight this a little i the article and did state that this was just his opinion.
All in all, only time will tell if this version of the SGS2 will perform any better. Even if the Quadrant and other bench-marking scores indicate either has a higher performance score, when you get to these speeds, it’s hard for a regular to see the difference.
As Stormy stated, the software has so much to do with the final product. Driver optimization is key here!
I’ve seen the T-Mo GSII and it does have a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. Then I saw Quadrant run on it, and the score was quite a bit lower than Sprint’s GSII. And that’s all I know but at least I did see that.
[...] Being a T-Mobile customer myself, the waiting game is killing me. I am still not sure how the Qualcomm chip is going to play out in that device. As I see it, Sprint is the only one that has a SGSII [...]