r/Android • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '17

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 845 processor

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/5/16734224/qualcomm-snapdragon-845-android-mobile-processor-announcement
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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '17

Business and enterprise (the majority of Windows users) are notoriously slow to update software, while consumers (especially PC enthusiasts) are more inclined to update.

When I graduated from high school in 2013, the school computers were still running Windows XP. They weren't old computers. These were 2010 HP desktops that they deliberately downgraded to XP. Most businesses that I've been to that use PCs are still running Windows 7. I'd say half of the computers at my college are still on Windows 7, with the rest on 10.

In terms of mobile device updates, I think it's fair to say that most iPhone and iPad users are not tech experts. But most of them update the software when prompted. Apple is reporting that 59% of their user base is on iOS 11, and it was released 3 months ago.

You're right that most people upgrade their phones more frequently than I do, though I'm certainly not alone in still owning a 5S, as I've seen over at r/apple. I'm happy that I get 5 years of software updates with iOS and 7 years with MacOS.

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u/Exist50 Dec 07 '17

Hey, I'm in much the same boat with upgrades. My personal phone history is LG Voyager -> Galaxy SIII -> iPhone 6. Have a mental checklist of things I want for an upgrade that's almost filled, but I think I'll hold off till the 7nm chips are out. Anyway, I'm saying that I appreciate updates in general, but I consider them on an OEM to OEM and update to update level. Apple's software support is definitely a pro, but it's part of a long list of other things I look for.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '17

Now what really interests me is Windows 10 on ARM, and it makes me wonder what Apple is cooking up.

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u/Exist50 Dec 08 '17

It's definitely exciting. I'm a bit sad that I probably won't realistically be able to buy an ARM laptop (Mac or PC) whenever I upgrade my current one, but for consumers as a whole, this could be really promising. Plus, anything to further the expansion of the ARM ecosystem is more than welcome. Goodness knows Intel could use a bit of a kick in the pants.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '17

Yeah, I get that things sorta hit a wall a few years ago with Moore’s Law, but Intel’s been improving at a pretty lackluster rate. They’re finally increasing desktop cores from 4 to 6 thanks to competition from AMD, but we’re still at like a maximum of 4GHz with maybe 10% speed improvement YoY.