Another week has gone by, and it is time to present the ThinkDigit Weekly Poll results. Seven days ago, we asked you “Do you really need quad-core phones?,” and 484 of our readers responded.
Once again, we’d like to thank our readers for sharing their views, and hope to see as much enthusiasm from you in the future!
Of the 484 respondents, 251, or 52 percent, chose “Yes, performance is king!” – indicating that most of our readers are of the opinion that serious computing will actually be required on handheld devices. While the trend amongst manufacturers has been along the same lines, it is interesting to see the validation from consumers themselves , with demand in the market for ever more powerful devices.
201 respondents, or 41 percent, however, chose “No, dual-core is already overkill!” – showing a nearly equal division between those who want quad-core processors on their mobile devices, and those that feel dual-core processors are more than sufficient.
Only 7 percent, or 32 respondents, chose the “Don’t know – can’t say” option, implying an overall awareness of the issue at hand, and that our readers have been keeping up with the progress of multi-core architectures in mobile devices, including their pros and cons.
Of course, just like with the last generation of processors and computing, clock-speed was not everything, and with this batch, an increase in the number of cores does not always increase benefits. The chip and chipset themselves are the deciding factors, apart from potential usage scenarios. Some quad-core processors could provide lower-than-dual/single-core power consumption figures, dividing the task in to four threads or cores in parallel. Some however, could at idle use more power than some dual-core processors under load.
This week, the ThinkDigit Weekly Poll asks you: “Do you think Research in Motion and the BlackBerry brand will survive in the consumer smartphone/tablet market?” Navigate to the home page, to share your views. Check our previous ThinkDigit Weekly Polls, and their results, here.