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Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste (www.bbc.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This, fast processors in smartphones are more of a marketing gimmick than anything else.

If it is fast enough, who cares about the rest?

Sorry but I'm not going to do CFD simulations on my phone, and something mid range is more than enough to serve as the communication hub+DAP+GPS that I need. In any case, limit performance and give me better battery life FFS! Or use the extra free power to give me a better amp to use harder to drive headphones!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Mobile is a race to idle. Faster SoCs (all else being equal, no bizarre scheduler, ETC) will be more power efficient.

Better SoCs have a direct correlation to better battery life, the iPhone is a prime example.