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13-inch Retina MacBook Pro benchmarks suggest incoming reveal

, Aug 10th 2012 Discuss [3]

We have new evidence that Apple is indeed planning a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, as MacRumors has discovered a new set of Geekbench 2 results for such a machine. This isn't the first time we've seen Geekbench results for a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, as benchmarks for a laptop with the same name - "MacBookPro10,2" - first appeared last month. This new set of benchmarks has quite a lot in common with the ones we saw last month, but there are a few differences to pay attention to. Read The Full Story

Sony LT25 “Tsubasa” tipped for Snapdragon S4, 720p display

, Aug 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s been a whole five months since Sony released its last flagship Android smartphone, so clearly it’s time for another. Benchmarks have emerged of the Sony LT25 “Tsubasa”, with soruces speaking to Xperia Blog indicating that it will be a smartphone heading to multiple carriers across the world. Both LTE and HSPA+ models of the phone will be offered, with specs said to include a 720p screen, a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, and LTE connectivity. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core tops the benchmark charts [Hands-on]

, Jul 24th 2012 Discuss [10]

Qualcomm‘s been hard at work with their new quad-core chipset for mobile devices, and we’ve got one in our hands. Their brand new Snapdragon APQ8064 S4 Pro SoC packs quite the punch and we’ve just started taking it through it’s paces. Announced and available starting earlier today, this developer device isn’t for average users, but is a clear indication of what we can expect from Qualcomm later this year.

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Qualcomm talks mobile benchmarks, user experience, and AR

, Jul 24th 2012 Discuss [1]

Getting started here with Qualcomm we've jumped right into benchmarks. Something that has increasingly been playing a large role in smartphones as a whole, and consumers purchase decisions. Overall when it comes down to it benchmarks should not only test graphics or CPU, but the overall user experience on mobile computing devices. Read The Full Story

HTC 6435LVW with 1080p screen crushes benchmarks

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [2]

Is HTC working on a new device with monster performance and a 1080p screen? That may be the case if GLBenchmarks are to be believed. The HTC 6435LVW features a Qualcomm MSM8960 processor clocked at 1.5Ghz, but what makes it notable is its exceptional benchmark performance. The Egypt Offscreen 720p test reveals a score of 13,685, beating both the AT&T HTC One X and international Samsung Galaxy S III. Read The Full Story

Retina MacBook Pro 13-inch appears in Geekbench

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

This afternoon several benchmarks have appeared in the greater archives of Geekbench (a system we also use for computer reviews) which show a brand new Apple MacBook Pro with 13-inch Retina display. This is different from the current model 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display we've already reviewed in that, one, of course it has a different size display, and two, that it has a significantly lower score in Geekbench than we got - a total of 7806 compared to our 15-incher's 12970. Of course it's all relative, and the important part is the fact that this device may well exist. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Pad MeMo 171 on sale in Taiwan, gets benchmarked

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

The last time we heard about the ASUS Eee Pad Memo 171 was at CES 2012, with it being shown off along with the MeMo 370T (now rumored to be the Nexus tablet). Things have been quiet since then, but it turns out that if you’re living in Taiwan, you can buy one right now. Netbooknews managed to get their hands on the 7-inch tablet and took it for a spin, giving a video demo of the device as well as running the customary benchmarks. Read The Full Story

AT&T HTC One X benchmarked with amazing dual-core results

, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [21]

Today we’re getting the opportunity to take a relatively early look at the AT&T version of the HTC One X with Quadrant benchmark results. With the release of the HTC One X, HTC opted for the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor internationally and the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor here for AT&T in the USA. This situation provides the perfect opportunity to compare the two next-generation System on Chip architectures from two of the biggest names in mobile processing: Qualcomm and NVIDIA. As you’ll see here, Qualcomm may be bringing more of a battle than anyone may have expected from less than four cores.

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LG Optimus 4X HD sees early benchmarks

, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Remember LG? They make smartphones too, you know. They unveiled several new ones at MWC 2012, and their flagship phone this time around is the LG Optimus 4X HD. Just like other phones at the event, it has NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 chip at its heart. So how does it stack up to other Tegra 3 devices? Benchmarks have emerged that reveal all. Read The Full Story

Huawei Ascend D quad XL tops benchmarks

, Mar 19th 2012 Discuss [7]

It was somewhat of a surprise back at MWC 2012 when Huawei announced that their new flagship smartphones, the Ascend D quad and quad XL, would not be using chipsets from NVIDIA or Qualcomm. Instead, Huawei would be using their own SoC, the Huawei K3V2, a quad-core chip clocked at 1.2Ghz in the Ascend D quad, and 1.5Ghz in the quad XL. Benchmarks have now surfaced pitting Huawei’s performance against other chipsets. Read The Full Story

New iPad 1GB RAM confirmed in early benchmarks

, Mar 13th 2012 Discuss [14]

Apple's new iPad has 1GB of RAM, pre-release benchmarking has confirmed, double the amount of the iPad 2, though the Apple A5X CPU appears to be clocked the same as its A5 predecessor. Early Geekbench testing of the new third-gen iPad spotted by iOS tweaker Sonny Dickson revealed the new RAM amount, with the tablet scoring 756 in the synthetic benchmark. Read The Full Story

Intel Medfield phone benchmarked: Bests Nexus but trails Tegra 3

, Mar 9th 2012 Discuss [4]

Intel were keen to push their Medfield platform at MWC 2012, announcing various partners, and even a product that would make it to retail, the Orange Santa Clara. The Atom Z2460 single-core processor is clocked at 1.6Ghz, with the phone being able to perform such feats as taking ten photos in under a second, as long as 1080p playback and Intel Wireless Display. But how does the performance really stack up against other phones with only a single core? Read The Full Story
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