The processing speed of a smartphone is a solid reason to a buy or reject a smartphone. The biggest advancement in current smartphones is the introduction quad-core and octa-core processors. Originally the domain of desktop computers and laptops, multicore processors use "cores," smaller processors working in tandem, to complete more tasks at once, thus speeding up processing time.
This year brands like Samsung, Sony, Apple and many others came with charismatic high-end phones boasting of high-end processors. For instance, Nokia Lumia 1520 is the most powerful Windows Phone 8 handset in the market, featuring a quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC and 2GB of RAM. Also, Nexus 5 is equipped with a super-fast, 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU – the same as in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 – and performance is lightning quick. Also, the new iPhone is super fast, outstripping even the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 with its new 64-bit Apple A7 processor.
Strikingly, a smartphone with a dual-core processor may also perform beautifully, as it enables you to quickly switch tasks. If one core is busy in running an app, then other core may be at work on your web browsing. A quad-core processor is useful in running the latest, greatest, most complex apps, such as an intricate, graphics-heavy videogame. It can also mean business-oriented functions that require speed perform more smoothly.
At the same time, the onboard RAM is also crucial. A phone that comes with 16GB or 32GB of memory is able to store lots of information on board. This means that you can carry lots of apps, documents, graphics, and audio and video files with you all the time, enabling apps to grab data with almost no delay.
