Nexus Prime Is Google’s Next Flagship Superphone

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I am really looking forward to the next google phone. While it may not have the latest and greatest h/w, the assured s/w updates will more than make up for it. My current SGS has really good h/w, but no stable cm7 yet :( Htc seems to get custom roms faster than samsung, but their phones are really boring. So if this new nexus has a good screen, good camera and audio quality, and decent specs overall - I will go for it.
S/W >> H/W!!!
 
Decent specs for Nexus Prime but importantly it's the software I'm looking forward to more keenly.

Quad core on phones is just pushing it in terms of specs for a phone IMO. Hope newer versions of Android will be better optimized for good battery life and performance, I can't imagine what quad core phones are gonna be like in terms of battery life.

Sorry for the OT but I guess we need stuff like these to keep such phones going for the entire day. YouTube - ‪Mugen Power extended batteries for Nexus S, DROID, MiFi, Optimus 2X‬‏
 
err

do not equate more cores = more battery usage

a single core running at 1.5GHz may still consume more than 2 running at 1GHz.

with multiple cores/threads running...the speed (and thereby voltage) of cores at a given task will be much lower than a single core cpu....provided application supports multiple threads.

At all times, maximum efficiency will be maintained AS WELL there will be enough juice to fill the tasks in the future which may/would require such processing power.

also, newer chips will be more efficient and may not eat as much battery as we are assuming due to smaller binning process.

Think in terms of efficiency instead of power consumption and you will see this as a better thing for battery than a curse ;)

@zhopudey

Partners have been working hard to push updates sooner than before.. a couple months delay can still be understandable. But if google gets the fragmentation under controll then we will see faster updates.

But yes, sw optimization >> hw specs

@scorpy

Manufacturers mention HD coz it sounds awesome!!.. but it is not Full HD unless mentioned.

The whole reason why SGS2 still has 480x800 is that the SAMOLED/SAMOLED+ kind displays can not have a higher density yet. But maybe samsung's development fath meets qHD + SAMOLED which interms they are calling SAMOLED HD. FullHD will be impossible at present and unnecessary forever for display that small size.
 
The chipset supports upto 20 MP images recording ?

Hmm... then why not attach a DSLR to the phone ? :D :D
 
MHG said:
The chipset supports upto 20 MP images recording ?

Hmm... then why not attach a DSLR to the phone ? :D :D
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because it is not the pixel count but the sensor size which classifies a camera into SLR category.

SLR has got complex and delicate designs than cellphones...not about just the lens :P
 
madnav said:
err
do not equate more cores = more battery usage

a single core running at 1.5GHz may still consume more than 2 running at 1GHz.
with multiple cores/threads running...the speed (and thereby voltage) of cores at a given task will be much lower than a single core cpu....provided application supports multiple threads.
At all times, maximum efficiency will be maintained AS WELL there will be enough juice to fill the tasks in the future which may/would require such processing power.

also, newer chips will be more efficient and may not eat as much battery as we are assuming due to smaller binning process.

Think in terms of efficiency instead of power consumption and you will see this as a better thing for battery than a curse ;)

@zhopudey
Partners have been working hard to push updates sooner than before.. a couple months delay can still be understandable. But if google gets the fragmentation under controll then we will see faster updates.
But yes, sw optimization >> hw specs

@scorpy
Manufacturers mention HD coz it sounds awesome!!.. but it is not Full HD unless mentioned.
The whole reason why SGS2 still has 480x800 is that the SAMOLED/SAMOLED+ kind displays can not have a higher density yet. But maybe samsung's development fath meets qHD + SAMOLED which interms they are calling SAMOLED HD. FullHD will be impossible at present and unnecessary forever for display that small size.
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Sure it's more efficient. But when someone's using a phone, it's not running constantly at the max frequency. Most of the time you're making a call, sending an sms, browsing the web. It doesn't require all that processing power. It might be good while playing games and stuff, but I don't suppose you play games or watch videos the whole time. Most of the time the phone is idle and otherwise using apps that don't need high processing power to run it. You're phone will end up draining more battery just sitting idle.
 
viralbug said:
Sure it's more efficient. But when someone's using a phone, it's not running constantly at the max frequency. Most of the time you're making a call, sending an sms, browsing the web. It doesn't require all that processing power. It might be good while playing games and stuff, but I don't suppose you play games or watch videos the whole time. Most of the time the phone is idle and otherwise using apps that don't need high processing power to run it. You're phone will end up draining more battery just sitting idle.
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that is what im saying.. it wont drain much battery at idle.. :)

a smartfone at idle will have mail and social sync ON.

a bit of news and weather apps...

messengers..

all that on one core or distributed over many?

the juice will be extracted only when necessary..having two cups only makes it compelling :lol: couldnt resist :P
 
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