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  • edlee - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    So let's say the soc is 20% more efficient, not bad, not great, but at current pace of 15-25% they will never catch up to Apples Axx platform
  • quadrivial - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    More likely that they catch up in the next 2-3 cycles. Apple's been catching up to Intel/AMD for the past few cycles. They probably get one more cycle due to not having to pay the x86 legacy tax. After that, we'll basically be doing single-digit updates just like Intel/AMD.

    ARM holding designs are now arching up in performance like Apple did. It's only a couple cycles behind before they are also in that same single-digit performance range.
  • melgross - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Eh, you’re making big assumptions.
  • tipoo - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    Really depends on if their partners will pay for dice that big, and so far it's a no. Apples cores are still huge compared to even the Prime core here.
  • s.yu - Monday, December 10, 2018 - link

    Samsung's last generation of Mongoose was also a large design but the performance was far from Apple's level, and the best mobile GPU so far are Adrenos which are smaller than Malis, so it's really not a die size matter.
  • RSAUser - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - link

    Apple's dies have become quite a bit smaller in the last couple of generations though, but they can afford to break even for it, especially with those price margins.
  • Wilco1 - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    Based on early GB4 results using half the memory channels, the 855 should end up within 15% of A11 performance. And that's not bad at all. The 8cx has more cache and likely runs at 3+GHz, so should beat A11.
  • HStewart - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    That screen on left looks significantly brighter than screen on right - I know with my Note 8, screen bright ness make a big difference on power.
  • Wilco1 - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    It's about time for an eye checkup. They don't display the same image but the white in the right screen is twice as bright as on the left.
  • bubblyboo - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    In case you're confused or have eye problems, only the last image is showing both screens at the same time.
  • Wilco1 - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    Only the last image shows any screens.
  • MattCoz - Sunday, December 9, 2018 - link

    Look at the ones showing PUBG, the device on the right with the 855 looks brighter. But the test is still flawed.
  • MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, December 6, 2018 - link

    please tell me you aren't talking about the monitors. That for sure are not running off a phone battery
  • HollyDOL - Friday, December 7, 2018 - link

    Now that would be a battery worth mentioning :-)
  • sonny73n - Friday, December 7, 2018 - link

    The screen on the left could be a bit brighter than the one on the right but their colors are way off. Left one has blue tint and the right one has yellow tint. Factory non-calibrated over-priced junks from Sony. They’re infamous for making the worst possible display.
  • levizx - Friday, December 21, 2018 - link

    As in, they don't? Non-existent display is indeed the worst. But Sony is not "making" it either, not since 2013. Sony's only foothold in mobile display is their single digit percentage shareholding in JDI.
  • zodiacfml - Monday, December 10, 2018 - link

    Intel can only salivate at the power savings and performance enabled by a smaller process

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