: V8 is working on lots that will improve mobile perf, but you might also petition @Qualcomm to make non-shite parts
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unfortunately Android is synonymous with shitty Qualcomm parts. Whose fault is that?
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: at least 2 components here: 1.) market segmentation (Apple has high-end, etc.) 2.) information asymmetry
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: re #1, it's hard to make the case to part makers that they should chose balance (vs. headline features)
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: ...particularly when you're in the value segment of the market, lower margins to play with, not a unified P&L
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: (Samsung is the exception here and their SKUs are even harder to reason about...*sigh*)
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: re #2, consumers have been lied to in much the same way that PC buyers have for a decade, but w/ less visiblity
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: and by "lied to", I mean "there isn't much information contained in the marketing"; but isn't that mktgs job?
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: anyway, you don't see teardowns of per-part perf except for the rare
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: so the reality is that things like memory bandwidth, storage, thermals, etc. all go largely unexplored.
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: and phones get sold as "8 core, 4xHD!!!!!!!!". Balance goes out the window in the value segment.
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: honestly, this is why I'm excited about the Pixel in the same way I was excited about CrOS HW
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: it's the start of a disciplined perspective that can favor balance over time. Nothing happens overnight, tho.
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