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by nextparadigms 5346 days ago
No, it doesn't. It's still mostly a software issue. As you can see a dual core 1.2 Ghz GS 2 gets 3300 ms, while a dual core 1.2 Ghz Droid RAZR gets 2000 ms. And that's just the stock browser. It can even get 1300 ms in Firefox.

The A5 still uses 2 Cortex A9 cores. Whatever optimizations Apple has done to it will have a minimal impact on performance. The biggest gains will still be obtained on the software side.

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> "Whatever optimizations Apple has done to it will have a minimal impact on performance."

I agree in general, though I think Apple is going to continue adding custom DSPs to their package. And that will provide an advantage in those targeted areas that software alone will not be able to bridge.