Is Tablet Speed Overrated?
Rabu, 09 Januari 2013
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The Nexus 10 by Samsung and Google has a speed of 1.7 GHz. As of this writing, this tablet owns the highest figure in this area and yet, its performance does not overwhelm others that have lesser advertised speeds. The iPad, for example, has a speed of 1.4 but it's speed is undeniable. It even beats the Nexus 10 in benchmarks. How did this happen?
Speed Defined
A tablet's speed is its processor's clock speed. Typically, this figure reflects how many calculations it can perform in a given span of time.
Processes inside a tablet always involve computations. This means a tablet with a higher clock speed performs more tasks in a second than one with a lower clock speed.
Imagine filling up a bucket of water. Your task is to fill up the bucket in the shortest time possible. The faster you are, the quicker the task will be finished. Your speed in filling up the bucket of water is similar to a tablet's speed.
How About The Cores?
So how come tablet's with lower speed become as fast as ones with higher speeds? Another factor to be considered is the number of cores. Today's tablets have a maximum number of four cores, the most popular example being the Nexus 7. Most have two cores like the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
Let's go back to our bucket of water analogy. Another way of filling up the bucket in least time possible is buy using more pails simultaneously. The pails here represent the number of cores. At the same speed, a person who was four pails can fill the bucket faster than a person with two pails.
Don't Forget the RAM
RAM which is short for Random Access Memory is also a factor. The most common RAM among tablets today is 1GB. Others have 2GB like the Galaxy Note 10.1.
If the cores are represented by the number of pails in our analogy, RAM is represented by the size of the pails. Obviously, if your pails are bigger, you can fill up the bucket faster.
The System
The last factor to be considered would be the system run by the tablet. There are generally two systems: Android and iOS (or iPad). Continuing with our analogy, the system is represented by the person doing the task. Is the person comfortable with the pail? This question is similar to asking about the system's compatibility with the tablet's hardware. Android for tablets has become more stable than its past versions. However, the problem of "fragmentation" -- optimizing a program for a number of hardware -- still exists. This is not so much of a concern for Apple since there is essentially one "iPad".
Conclusion
A tablet's clock speed is not the only measure of its performance. The number of cores, RAM, and system compatibility should also be considered. Naturally, a tablet having higher figures in each factor should do well but such tablet does not exist for now. The type of tablet you should buy should match your need. If you're looking for a gaming tablet, consider one with a four cores. An ideal tablet for productivity should have a high RAM for handling complex tasks.
Read a lot of materials before buying a tablet and avoid buying one based on hype.
Speed Defined
A tablet's speed is its processor's clock speed. Typically, this figure reflects how many calculations it can perform in a given span of time.
Processes inside a tablet always involve computations. This means a tablet with a higher clock speed performs more tasks in a second than one with a lower clock speed.
Imagine filling up a bucket of water. Your task is to fill up the bucket in the shortest time possible. The faster you are, the quicker the task will be finished. Your speed in filling up the bucket of water is similar to a tablet's speed.
How About The Cores?
So how come tablet's with lower speed become as fast as ones with higher speeds? Another factor to be considered is the number of cores. Today's tablets have a maximum number of four cores, the most popular example being the Nexus 7. Most have two cores like the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
Let's go back to our bucket of water analogy. Another way of filling up the bucket in least time possible is buy using more pails simultaneously. The pails here represent the number of cores. At the same speed, a person who was four pails can fill the bucket faster than a person with two pails.
Don't Forget the RAM
RAM which is short for Random Access Memory is also a factor. The most common RAM among tablets today is 1GB. Others have 2GB like the Galaxy Note 10.1.
If the cores are represented by the number of pails in our analogy, RAM is represented by the size of the pails. Obviously, if your pails are bigger, you can fill up the bucket faster.
The System
The last factor to be considered would be the system run by the tablet. There are generally two systems: Android and iOS (or iPad). Continuing with our analogy, the system is represented by the person doing the task. Is the person comfortable with the pail? This question is similar to asking about the system's compatibility with the tablet's hardware. Android for tablets has become more stable than its past versions. However, the problem of "fragmentation" -- optimizing a program for a number of hardware -- still exists. This is not so much of a concern for Apple since there is essentially one "iPad".
Conclusion
A tablet's clock speed is not the only measure of its performance. The number of cores, RAM, and system compatibility should also be considered. Naturally, a tablet having higher figures in each factor should do well but such tablet does not exist for now. The type of tablet you should buy should match your need. If you're looking for a gaming tablet, consider one with a four cores. An ideal tablet for productivity should have a high RAM for handling complex tasks.
Read a lot of materials before buying a tablet and avoid buying one based on hype.
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