Qualcomm’s next SoC is about to hit devices soon, but the company is already trying to spark buyer interest by benchmarking the bad boy. They sent the SoC to AnandTech and those guys ran a solid benchmark that clearly shows that the chip may actually be a great next upgrade for devices. A dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8960-powered device scored a near 240 percent result on the CPU benchmarks. The SoC has a advanced GPU which allows the Adreno 225 GPU to run at up to 400MHz.
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Supposed Samsung S II Plus Leaks ahead of MWC launch
A supposed leak of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II + running Android 4.0 with TouchWiz UI has appeared on the inter webs. Industry insider Eldar Murtazin is responsible for the above image of the suspicious looking phone. A close look reveals that the buttons below have been updated to host the new flavor of the Android platform, Ice Cream Sandwich. The device is being considered as the Samsung Galaxy S2 plus purely because of its resemblance to the S2 and the fact that a benchmark score has also popped up on an3dbenchxl website. The device is running a 1.5 GHz processor on a Android 2.3.4 platform, but that could have changed by now.
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Qualcomm launches Vellamo browser benchmark for Android devices
The mastermind behind a flurry of chipsets for Mobile phones, also responsible for graphic benchmarks like Neocore. Qualcomm has just launched the Vellamo Benchmark for Android devices. This benchmark if for mobile browser lagging tests. Vellamo is essentially a suite of 11 tests designed to gauge browser performance on Android phones and tablets.
To operate it requires any Android Device over OS 2.0
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Hacked Nexus S : Benchmarks Could Leave you Gasping for Air : UPDATED
We always knew the Google Phones had juice under their hoods, But never did we expect it to be a steroid injected super powered beast. Android Community forum member Simms22. hacked and rooted his Nexus S installed Cyanogen Mod 7 and overclocked it to 1.544GHz apart from other little changes. The result ? you ask ! A massive 10082 on the Smartbench 2011 score card, where our beloved Samsung Galaxy S2 only scores 2600.Check out the pictures.
Oh and did we forget to tell you we have a special offer on the Google Nexus S at INR 19,000/- (now with even more reasons to buy this powerhouse device)
Thats about 1000/- cheaper than any online retailer.
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– The Phone is official and brand new in a new box with full warranty and no issues
– Its not our review unit
– This price is for Delhi only
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– We have only about 10 units left so its first come first serve.
– We apologize for not being able to contact everyone.
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Samsung Galaxy S 2 Benchmarked
Looks like the Galaxy S 2 is running Benchmarks all round, the device beats any stock device in current benchmarks. Scores are coming in over 3300 thanks to the dual core processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 was launched Yesterday in India, check out our coverage of the launch with hands on Here











