WP doesn't need dual core to compete

[aubreyq]

I'm confused, are people saying that WP7 OS was slow with the single CPU?

I thought it was one of the fastest smartphone OS' I've ever used, even compared to the same gen competition.

I don't think a single person on Earth could claim that WP7 was slow. Maybe those who never tried it .

The OP is claiming that WP8 is faster because of the dual-core CPU that WP7 phones didn't have, without taking into account that WP8 is a completely different kernel and that other factors have contributed to a "faster" UI experience.

It's all BS.

 

[a5cent]

I'm confused, are people saying that WP7 OS was slow with the single CPU?

I thought it was one of the fastest smartphone OS' I've ever used, even compared to the same gen competition.

That is oversimplifying the matter. Almost all the apps shipped as part of WP7 are very fast. One exception is IE which has just acceptable page rendering performance, although that is mainly hardware and not software related. Many apps developed by 3rd parties were laggy at some point, but in most cases this has improved over time (due to developers learning how to more correctly write apps for WP7). Application load times are still an issue of concern on WP7.

Overall WP7 can be considered quite fast, but as always simple questions and simple answers rarely apply to technology.

WP8 should fix most if not all of the remaining weak spots, although a poorly developed app is likely to perform poorly no matter how good OS and/or hardware may be.