For the speed of the smartphone, three factors affect the processor, graphical core and RAM. Since the graphics of the core is often combined with the processor, and the rapid memory itself has a minimal impact, it is precisely the choice of a processor for a smartphone should be paid to special attention.
Consider the main characteristics and the most common models of processors for smartphones.
Number of kernels
Chinese manufacturers are accustomed to bragging that their smartphones work on 8-nuclear processors, and in ignorant Consumers it makes an impression. However, in fact, the number of cores is not the most important indicator of the performance of the device. To solve everyday tasks, the consumer may have two cores. An example of Apple is indicative: the newest devices of this company operate on a dual-core A8 chip, but at the speed of operation iPhone will give the form to all "Chinese".
The meaning of the nuclei can be described as follows. Previously, all the smartphone commands were performed consistently, and therefore the manufacturers sought to increase the clock frequency of the phone processor, however, now the so-called parallelization era has come. Each core of a modern smartphone can perform several functions, and the smartphone itself is at the same time millions of operations. Information flows no longer have to be in line, and it increases the speed of the gadget. However, to put in a dead end, at least a dual-core chip, the user will have to try hard.
Frequency
The processor frequency affects the number of operations produced per second. The higher the processor frequency, the faster the queue is moving from the smartphone commands, which was previously said. Over time, the role of the frequency of the processor becomes secondary due to the fact that the number of nuclei comes to the fore. However, such a moment is important: a multi-core processor can accelerate the operation of the gadget only if Delima Information. If the information is indivisible, then only one kernel will work in the 8-nuclear processor, and its performance will be equal to the clock frequency.
That is why you should focus on needs: users who work with graphics, music, video files need a multi-core smartphone, while gamers should pay attention to the frequency - programmers do not always provide for splitting software processes.
The best processors for smartphones
Top processors for smartphones are the following manufacturers:
- Qualcomm is a company that produces not only well-known Snapdragon chips, but also develops key technologies, for example, LTE. Processors from Qualcomm are used by such major manufacturers of mobile equipment as HTC, LG, Samsung and Sony (Xperia Z line). The latest top-end chip, the Snapdragon 810, faced criticism for being expensive and overheating, however, this did not affect the overall popularity of Qualcomm products.
- MediaTek is Qualcomm's main industry competitor. The company focuses on the optimal ratio of price and quality, and therefore smartphones with a processor from MediaTek, when compared with analogues, are simply cheaper. It is noteworthy that it was MediaTek who first developed the 10-core processor Xelio X. The company's products are used in particular by the Chinese giant Lenovo.
- Samsung – is actively developing its own line of Exynos. The 8-core Exynos 7420 is found in the latest Samsung smartphones such as the S6 Edge.
- Intel is the leader in laptop processors, but in the mobile development industry, this company is in the second tier. The Intel Atom is powered by Asus Zenfone lines, a number of Lenovo models, and some smartphones from other, little-known manufacturers.
Conclusion
Disputes about which processor is better for a smartphone are meaningless - you need to proceed primarily from the personal needs of the user, not from technical specifications. In the race for the number of cores and clock speed, the user runs the risk of simply spending extra money for an advantage that is useless to him.
