Samsung Exynos 5250 - production starting in Q2 2012

[Deleted member 13524]

What exactly can we do with ChromeOS other than web browsing?

 

[wco81]

Post to forums with the built-in keyboard?

Hell maybe they can make it a dock able tablet with keyboard for $250.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Seems Nebudchadnezzar was right:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/18/google-11-6-inch-arm-based-samsung-chromebook-hands-on/

One heck of a deal IMHO. I'll see if I can lay my hands on one mostly for the 2nd thoughts I'm having for the Chrome OS. Other than that it looks like a very solid offer especially for that price.

I think I'm also still right on the Nexus Samsung tablet, as this showed up too.

 

[Deleted member 13524]

ChromeOS seems pointless to me no matter how I look at it.
Unless the OS has 100% compatibility with Android apps and the Google Store (does that screen have a touch matrix?), I can't help but wonder why Google keeps injecting money into ChromeOS.

Branching Android into a desktop version would be better, no?

 

[Ailuros]

I think I'm also still right on the Nexus Samsung tablet, as this showed up too.

And here comes the million $ question: android or chromeOS?

 

[rpg.314]

I think I'm also still right on the Nexus Samsung tablet, as this showed up too.

If it launches with a sane price this year, I might be tempted...

 

[rpg.314]

And here comes the million $ question: android or chromeOS?

IIRC Google has said that they will not be doing Chrome OS tablets.

FWIW, I think Google should merge Chrome and android and sell chromebooks loaded with that stuff. I'll buy one.

 

[ninelven]

I'd like them to merge the codebase, but offer different operating environments.... want a touch interface login to the Android environment.... want something more like Win7 login to Chrome OS. Win/Win.

In a way Win8 tries to do the same thing, except it combines the two distinct entities into one and the sum ends up lesser than the parts IMHO.

 

[Ailuros]

IIRC Google has said that they will not be doing Chrome OS tablets.

FWIW, I think Google should merge Chrome and android and sell chromebooks loaded with that stuff. I'll buy one.

If the new Chromebook would come with Jellybean Android I would had placed already a pre-order.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

A wild phone shows up: http://www.sammobile.com/2012/10/20...the-gt-b9150-with-exynos-5250-processor-soon/

Could be the Galaxy Premier.

Also: more info on the Nexus tablet: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-data-is-this-the-official-name-of-the-manta/

 

[Ailuros]

A wild phone shows up: http://www.sammobile.com/2012/10/20...the-gt-b9150-with-exynos-5250-processor-soon/

Could be the Galaxy Premier.

http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?benchmark=glpro25&D=Samsung+GT-B9150&testgroup=system

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[Laurent06]

Exynos 5 user manual : http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/downloads/supports/Samsung_Exynos_5250_User_Manual_Public.pdf

Exynos 5 dev board : http://www.arndaleboard.org

 

[Ailuros]

How big is the SoC exactly because I might misunderstand something out of that manual?

 

[rpg.314]

Exynos 5 user manual : http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/dow...ual_Public.pdf

Exynos 5 dev board : http://www.arndaleboard.org

The user manual link 404s.

 

[tangey]

The user manual link 404s.

You can get it here:-

http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/downloads/supports/Samsung_Exynos_5250_User_Manual_Public.pdf

I note the Mali T604 is clocked @533mhz

 

[Laurent06]

The user manual link 404s.

Silly copy/paste mistake, sorry and thanks to Tangey. I fixed the link in my previous message.

 

[Laurent06]

How big is the SoC exactly because I might misunderstand something out of that manual?

Package size is given on page 1-29.

1.4.13.1 Single Chip Package: 15 mm x 16 mm, 0.45 mm ball pitch
1.4.13.2 Package on Package: 14 mm x 14 mm, 0.4 mm ball pitch

Is that what you're asking for?

 

[Exophase]

If the new Chromebook would come with Jellybean Android I would had placed already a pre-order.

Apparently people have already done some preliminary ports of Linux distros (so we know there isn't any big work to be done to get around device lockdowns), and since the Arndale comes with Jellybean support it's probably a given that the Chromebook will get support for it very soon.

So you may want to consider placing that order if you can, since they're sold out in most places.

 

[Jubei]

http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedet...o25&D=Google+Mantaray+Manta&testgroup=overall

43.9 fps onscreen for Egypt 2.1 classic

How does the Mali-T604 stack up against the A6X?

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedet...o25&D=Google+Mantaray+Manta&testgroup=overall

43.9 fps onscreen for Egypt 2.1 classic

How does the Mali-T604 stack up against the A6X?

Onscreen at 2560*1600. Remember that. We don't have a direct comparison resolution yet.

By the way, nobody discussed the Chromebook benchmarks.

SunSpider: 668.5ms (lower is better)
V8: 3871 (higher is better)
Octane: 3465 (higher is better)

Quite better than anything else by a large margin.

You can get it here:-

http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/downloads/supports/Samsung_Exynos_5250_User_Manual_Public.pdf

I note the Mali T604 is clocked @533mhz

Called it back 6 months ago in May Was just wrong about the resolution due to some source code confusion.

Preliminary commits to a Google repository reports Vithar/T604 running at 533MHz;

http://aosp.schiznik.net/?p=kernel/...9;hb=90642812306849f912f0f8a7a3ee9d919676bdd6

So recap; The next Google tablet will be powered by a 5250 at currently 1.7GHz, a T604 at 533MHz, with a 1280*800 screen with 223*125mm dimensions or 10.4".