Update: Intel Expands Our Battery Usage Testing At CES 2013

[cangelini]

We've already shown that x86 competes readily with ARM's simpler architecture when it comes to battery life. We continue our investigation at this year's CES, where Intel came packing its own tests on four current-generation tablets.

Update: Intel Expands Our Battery Usage Testing At CES 2013 : Read more

 

[amuffin]

Strike a pose for the camera!

 

[archange]

Are there any news about the 5th companion core in Tegra being supported under RT? Is software patching feasible?

 

[abbadon_34]

Please tell me the "Metro" reference in IE10 does not mean some forced Win8/Metro style interface. They've lost enough users to other browsers, do they want the rest to jump ship?

 

[tomfreak]

whatever it is, 5-10hours of battery life is not good enough. 24hours is the ideal length.

 

[archange]

[citation][nom]abbadon_34[/nom]Please tell me the "Metro" reference in IE10 does not mean some forced Win8/Metro style interface. They've lost enough users to other browsers, do they want the rest to jump ship?[/citation]

It's not "forced". On w8 you get applications specifically designed for touch input. Basically, you have two versions of IE10: the "regular" desktop one and the "Metro" version. The latter has re-placed the URL / search bar at the bottom and has larger, finger-friendly buttons. It also hides its bars for a full-screen browsing experience, which comes in handy on smaller tablet screens. Oh, and I don't use it. Dunno why, but it just doesn't appeal to me

 

[vaughn2k]

AMD should never had sold the (Imageon) Adreno to Qualcomm.. they should have been gaining business in the mobile business by now... Ruiz was a @*!!@$$...

 

[ojas]

Also an interesting read:
Anand's pre-CES article b/w Atom, Krait and the Cortex A15:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6536/arm-vs-x86-the-real-showdown

 

[ojas]

Was interested to read about the predictions for this year.

In order to get the 5-10 hours of gameplay, Tegra 4 would need to run between 3.8 and 7.6 W. We're immensely curious to see if the company can do this.

Anand estimated a 8w TDP for a quad core A15, i think it was the Exynos....with that in mind...i think you're indeed right about your estimate...

The yellow line is the time he's gaming.

Intel claims that its Haswell architecture will be exerting influence in the same space as quad-core Cortex-A15-based devices by the end of the year.

True...Ivy Bridge's already dipped to 7w...

 

[kyuuketsuki]

So... you list those 3 SoCs as defining the 2013 tablet space and completely ignore:

1) Samsung's A15-based Exynos
2) AMD's Temash

The heck?

 

[cangelini]

[citation][nom]Kyuuketsuki[/nom]So... you list those 3 SoCs as defining the 2013 tablet space and completely ignore:1) Samsung's A15-based Exynos2) AMD's TemashThe heck?[/citation]
We didn't have that hardware on-hand in Vegas, but certainly would like to add those numbers!

 

[mayankleoboy1]

The only noteworthy point i see here is how much Tegra3 sucks.
Makes me wonder what the hell was MS thinking when it chose T3 as the heart of their main product, and a showcase of WinRT. Has MS management gone completely crazy ?

 

[mayankleoboy1]

Is there any way these tests can be repeated, but with Android as the OS ?

 

[mayankleoboy1]

[citation][nom]ojas[/nom]vy Bridge's already dipped to 7w...[/citation]

That was marketing BS. FUD 101.
Read the updated reports, which clearly say that those chips are 13W really.

 

[mayankleoboy1]

@ Chris Angelini :

Did they give all that power measuring equipment to you for keeps ? Or was it only for the CES ?

 

[thety6on]

Hahaha nice job with the picture, Tom's. I love Hemingway