I am kind of new to wp and was wondering if wp will only work with snap dragon processors? It seems like every phone that comes out only has a snap dragon. Is this just something with wp or is that the only processor it supports?
Snapdragon processors are popular but they are not the only processor supported. Most processors are qualcomm like the processor used in the Lumia 900 which is a Qualcomm APQ8055 + MDM9200 (WCDMA) but Samsung uses an 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor in the Focus S
Snapdragon processors are popular but they are not the only processor supported. Most processors are qualcomm like the processor used in the Lumia 900 which is a Qualcomm APQ8055 + MDM9200 (WCDMA) but Samsung uses an 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor in the Focus S
Yes. By only allowing a very few chip options MS is able to optimize the OS for that chip to eke ever ounce of performance out of it. Android cannot do this because Google allows so many different chip options, so manufacturers attempt to optimize it for the chip they are using. This is what causes slow/buggy performance in Android that isn't found in WP. It is also a very, very large part of what takes updates so long to roll out for Android. If a manufacturer has 8 different Android phones it is actively supporting and each is using a different chip set, it has to custom build Android for each and every device.
Yes. By only allowing a very few chip options MS is able to optimize the OS for that chip to eke ever ounce of performance out of it. Android cannot do this because Google allows so many different chip options, so manufacturers attempt to optimize it for the chip they are using. This is what causes slow/buggy performance in Android that isn't found in WP. It is also a very, very large part of what takes updates so long to roll out for Android. If a manufacturer has 8 different Android phones it is actively supporting and each is using a different chip set, it has to custom build Android for each and every device.
Actually i don't think that has anything to do with updates. As explained in an early post Android is run in a virtual machine so as far as the OS goes its always working on same hardware. The manufacturers have a choice of changing a version of Android OS as they please. Its more of a choice then a must ?
Supporting so many different versions for each device is then the manufacturers choice.
Android is perfectly capable of running on all devices without modifications.
Capable of running, certainly, but not optimized. Mango is blazing fast on 1st Gen hardware! In fact, my HD7 runs faster and smoother since the mango update. Ask one of the millions of original Galaxy owners who now has to turn to the hacking community for ICS, on a device with identical specs as my aforementioned HD7.
For Apollo we know for sure the Snapdragon S3 (latest chipset that everyone is using for the new dual core processors) will be supported.
Currently WP7 only runs on Snapdragon S1 and S2. S1 was used in Gen 1 devices such as the Focus, HD7, etc... S2 is the current WP7 chipset used in HTC Titan, Nokia Lumia, Samsung Focus S, Focus Flash, HTC Radar etc... For Apollo we know for sure the Snapdragon S3 (latest chipset that everyone is using for the new dual core processors) will be supported.
But we do also know that Nokia wants to introduce other chipsets not made by Qualcomm due to their past differences. This will only help the platform grow, and help differentiate devices.