Comments on: Motorola Switching to Snapdragon S4 Processors For Next Lineup of Phones, Including the RAZR HD?

By: J Dub

J Dub — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:37:00 +0000

The S4 chip is completely different from previous chipsets. It is built on a smaller die size AND has LTE on the same chip. Battery life WILL be greater than most current (if not all) LTE devices.

By: Deanwlr

Deanwlr — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:36:00 +0000

Still prefer TI processor.

By: BlueLetter

BlueLetter — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Well I’ll be damned. I didn’t know it had been benchmarked other than that one pussy on Engadget before. forgot what benchmark that one was but the result was nothing special.

By: Tyler Cameron

Tyler Cameron — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:22:00 +0000

That’s a myth because the Droid Incredible and Thunderbolt are known for some of the worst battery lives of any smartphone. My DInc NEVER made it to 7 hours of REAL usage. My Thunderbolt was better, always got at least 5 hours. (I never turned 4G off, so that’s good battery life for 4G)

By: F150Fan

F150Fan — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:08:00 +0000

I have to admit that this would be pretty cool. It would be Moto stepping out of their comfort zone some, and I would welcome it. From what it looks like the S4 is a beast and the battery savings would be awesome.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:03:00 +0000

OMAP 5 will run circles around this POS

By: LionStone

LionStone — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:09:00 +0000

One of the benefits of getting a tablet was that I could just leave my phone tucked away and use the tablet for everything when flying (usually coast to coast, 8 hrs travel time). I just make sure when I make reservations that I pick a plane that has the wifis…which is not hard since Delta has much of their fleet outfitted with internet. But even when I just used my TB I’d make it across with juice left over or I’d have an extra battery for a backup.

By: LionStone

LionStone — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:40:00 +0000

That’s a myth because I get great battery life on both my Inc and TB.

By: SKAVENG3R

SKAVENG3R — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:10:00 +0000

Cannot wait for the Droid razr Max S4 HD!!!!! YESSS!!!!!

By: JaySee08

JaySee08 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:31:00 +0000

: I was looking forward to Motorola and Intel this year too…. are we still set to see that partnership? :/

By: Tyler Cameron

Tyler Cameron — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:27:00 +0000

Whatchu talking about? Snapdragon SoC’s are KNOWN for horrible battery management. Case in point: EVERY HTC phone.

By: sgtguthrie

sgtguthrie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:25:00 +0000

Even if that was the case, try telling someone who isn’t a tech nerd like us that a single core could be more powerful than a dual or quad core

There’s also a huge potential for compatibility issues with many apps as its x86 instead of arm. I could be wrong, but those are my thoughts…

By: J Dub

J Dub — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:19:00 +0000

Imagine a Razr Maxx with that big ass battery and the power sipping qualities of the S4 chip. Now if only it was stock Android and an unlocked bootloader.

If I am reading right the S4 chipset has LTE built into the die which should translate into much lower power usage on LTE.

By: dark_funk

dark_funk — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:27:00 +0000

My guess – power savings from 28nm process + speed improvements from the Krait architecture (which is said to be more like the A15 than A9) outweigh the disadvantages of the possibly lower-performing graphics chip in the S4.

By: T4rd

T4rd — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:59:00 +0000

It was launched on Jan. 26, so it’s been 2.5 months, lol =p. There was about the same gap between the Bionic and Razr and between the Razr and Razr Maxx.