The tech press is tripping over itself today in breathless anticipation of the Apple event later today, in which it is largely expected Apple will announce a new, large screen iphone and potentially the famed iwatch.
Techradar has a good roundup of the rumors and
The Telegraph condenses it into an easy summary if you'd like to study up on the rumors before tuning into the event. From the Telegraph:
Apple's new mobile phone, the iPhone 6, will actually be two products: one with a 4.7in screen and a larger 5.5in model. Read all the latest rumours on the devices here and see our gallery of "leaked" images and artistic impressions here.
We will also see the launch of the "iWatch". The major technology companies (and several small ones) are fighting for a share of the rapidly expanding smartwatch market at the moment, and Apple is expected to stake its own claim today. The wrist-worn device is expected to play music, receive calls and send emails. Read all the latest rumours about the device here.
Or, you could just wait for Apple to do whatever they're going to do, and then come back here to comment on it. In either case, happy reading.
Everyone says a newer SOC is more power efficient, and on the face of it, sure, that sounds correct. Moore's law essentially backs this up indirectly, because we can only keep adding processing power if we're keeping power consumption in check. However, we're not talking about generic "moved to a newer process" power efficiency numbers, we're talking about a very specific comparison, between the Moto360 with an OMAP3360 and "everything else" with a Snapdragon 400. Until someone can drop specific power numbers of just the SOC for similar tasks, I'd like everyone to stop parroting that newer SOC would have been more power efficient. If you have proof, then that's awesome, show it, because I think you're right and I'd love to see it, and I can't seem to find those numbers.
A good start might be comparing absolute power numbers from the OMAP3360 and the Snapdragon 400, but I think in this case we might be more concerned about idle power, which isn't always totally obvious in a datasheet.