According to many bloggers, there has been a trending term in the android/Samsung forums. It is called S Lag. This has caused Android app developer to worry as it relates to a lag problem imperative to the galaxy S4. The international version of the Samsung flagship that is shipped with the Exynos octa core processor seems to be the main convict of problem. The processor which is said to be based on a big little format is not performing to its best. The major problem lies with the idea of an octacore being slow. This is one a major drawback as it was one of the major advantages that have put the phone above the other android flagships on paper.
The early adopters of the galaxy S4 have reported that the phone lags and are tuning to forums. Many of these happen to be android app development experts who have had moderate experience with the phone till now. Many suggest that the Exynos octacore processor does not function as an octacore every time. As the processor is composed of 2 quad core processors (a quad core A7 and quad core A15) the tasks are divided among the two processors. It seems that the lighter tasks, such as mail, internet browsing etc. are executed by the A7 while intensive tasks such as videos, games employs the A15 processor. But it is understandable that the lighter tasks occupy most of the runtime on any Smartphone. Given that, it is understandable that the A7 processor remains active most of the time. Android app developers testing games on the device did not seem to have many issues but the normal users had.
Samsung on the other hand has downplayed the issue and has reported it as a touchwiz bug and the company is going to roll out a bug fix very soon.
The early adopters of the galaxy S4 have reported that the phone lags and are tuning to forums. Many of these happen to be android app development experts who have had moderate experience with the phone till now. Many suggest that the Exynos octacore processor does not function as an octacore every time. As the processor is composed of 2 quad core processors (a quad core A7 and quad core A15) the tasks are divided among the two processors. It seems that the lighter tasks, such as mail, internet browsing etc. are executed by the A7 while intensive tasks such as videos, games employs the A15 processor. But it is understandable that the lighter tasks occupy most of the runtime on any Smartphone. Given that, it is understandable that the A7 processor remains active most of the time. Android app developers testing games on the device did not seem to have many issues but the normal users had.
Samsung on the other hand has downplayed the issue and has reported it as a touchwiz bug and the company is going to roll out a bug fix very soon.
