Dual-Core HTC One X Faster Than Quad-Core HTC One XL

The HTC One X will be launched in different versions. Externally they will look identical, but once you go deeper you will start discovering the many differences, the processor being one of the main ones. The HTC One X, which will be launched in Europe and Asia, is known to come with a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, while the HTC One XL, which will be the same handset for the US market, will be packed with a Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor. At first sight, the US version will suffer because of sporting a dual-core processor fitted there due to its ability to support LTE. But a benchmark test shows the contrary.

Nvidia spares no effort to convince the world its Tegra 3 quad core processors based on ARM Cortex A9 chips are the best nowadays. Qualcomm is more silent and doesn’t boast of its processors, though the S4 processor, which will be on all high-end and mid-range Android-packed smartphones to be launched in the US, is based on two custom made Krait cores (they are something between ARM’s Cortex A9 and ARM’s next generation Cortex A15). But Cortex A15 won’t be seen until 2013, and these chipsets are said to come only for tablets.

Well, the fact the US version of HTC One X sports a quad-core processor sounds way better, plus it seems dual-cores are already outdated, but the Vellamo Mobile Web Benchmark showed the One XL with its dual-core processor is about 150% faster than the Tegra 3 inside the Transformer Prime. You decide which one is better and whether the cores do mean so much in the current tech world or not.

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