[Q]Cut my losses?

[lexxu1]

I just sent in my Atrix back to motorola for a warantee claim due to the sporadic WiFi problems it's been having. I'd had the phone for a little under a year before this problem reoccurred, and the soonest I can upgrade is christmas day this year. Should I sell off this newly refurbished atrix and get a different phone for no contract price, or should I gamble and hope that this refurbished one will last me until Christmas?

 

[Bruce Lee]

Wait for the quad core phones to come out. That's what I am waiting for. My Atrix is perfectly fine till those come out. Any other dual core phone isn't much of an upgrade from an atrix in my opinion.

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[Spokmoppa]

Yeah wait for tegra 3.

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[MJPollard]

Will ICS take advantage of four cores? If not, then I really don't understand what the advantage would be; you'd essentially be paying more money for nothing more than bragging rights. Is there something I'm missing? (Probably. )

 

[Cusa]

Will ICS take advantage of four cores? If not, then I really don't understand what the advantage would be; you'd essentially be paying more money for nothing more than bragging rights. Is there something I'm missing? (Probably. )

There are no applications that take advantage of even two cores. Like 95% of the applications can't even take advantage of one core, let alone four.

 

[MJPollard]

There are no applications that take advantage of even two cores. Like 95% of the applications can't even take advantage of one core, let alone four.

That's what I thought, even though I do try to keep abreast of Android developments. So, basically, getting a phone with a quad core CPU would basically be the equivalent of participating in a "my johnson is bigger than yours" contest.

 

[tasteslikechicken]

ICS is optimized for multiple cores. Even if individual apps are not optimized, multiple cores will still be an advantage. Don't forget that apps can be multithreaded and that system tasks also run alongside apps and multicore processors offer an advantage.

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[jeranon]

That's what I thought, even though I do try to keep abreast of Android developments. So, basically, getting a phone with a quad core CPU would basically be the equivalent of participating in a "my johnson is bigger than yours" contest.

Just lay 'em out and measure boys

 

[dratsablive]

The latest Dual Core Snap Dragon processor seems to outperform the Tegra 3 in most cases. Plus since the LTE chip is integrated with the CPU the battery performance is better as well.

Since I usually wait two years between upgrades, I am not due until February, so hopefully there will be some even better choices by then.

 

[lexxu1]

Well, I decided to send in my atrix, and I've just copped an OG Nexus one. I've always wanted to have one, and I'll get about $150 in the difference in price as profit after I sell this newly remanufactured atrix.