Sony Xperia Z1 benchmarked, Snapdragon 800 does as expected

We saw the press image of the Sony Honami a.k.a Xperia Z1 earlier today and now, we have the alleged benchmark results of the upcoming cameraphone flagship from Sony.

The alleged AnTuTu scores of what seems to be the Chinese variant of the Xperia Z1 once again confirms that the smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with Adreno 330 GPU and quad-core Krait 400 CPU.

AnTuTu

Higher is better

• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  33,832
• Galaxy S4 LTE-A
  31,491
• Sony Xperia Z1
  30,625
• Galaxy Note II (S600)
  26,901
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
  26,275
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  24,716
• HTC One
  22,678
• Sony Xperia Z
  20,794
• LG Optimus G Pro
  20,056
• HTC Butterfly
  19,513
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  15,714
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  15,547
• Oppo Find 5
  15,167
• Samsung Galaxy Note II
  13,562

The Xperia Z1 with codename L39h runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has managed to score an impressive 30,625 points in the Antutu benchmark. This puts it among the most powerful smartphones in the market right now, even though its firmware is certainly far from finished.

Sony's upcoming flagship smartphone has created a buzz among the tech enthusiasts, in no small part due to its rumored 20.7 megapixel camera it carries. The camera is also said to support 4K video recording and the shooter is expected to perform well during the low-light conditions helped by its Xenon and LED flash combo.

Unfortunately, there is no authentic confirmation on the benchmark results, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Source

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_honami_gets_benchmarked_snapdragon_800_chipset_in_tow-news-6615.php

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Multitasking made easy in latest YouTube iOS update

Multitasking with your main source of procrastination

Google may be the algorithmic brains behind Android, but the company is playing fair with Apple devices by updating its YouTube iOS app at the same time as the Android version we demoed yesterday.

That's good news for multitasking iPhone and iPad owners who find that watching just one video isn't enough sometimes. The big change here is that users can minimize a video while searching for content they want to play next.

This functionality arrived on Android at the same time today, though we were able to report on the Android version yesterday thanks to an early APK that was made available outside of the Google Play store.

Where's the dividing line?

The differences between the YouTube iOS and Android app updates? There are none, according to Google.

"The iOS has the same features and design as the Android update this morning (they launched at the same time), save for small platform design differences," a Google spokesperson told TechRadar.

That's good news because it means the in-app multitasking and new ability to search public playlists makes the YouTube viewing experience easier no matter which platform you're on. Oh, unless that platform happens to be Windows Phone in which the app is blocked.

• There's this X-citing phone you may want to check out (hint, hint).

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/multitasking-made-easy-in-latest-youtube-ios-update-1174551

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