Smartphones vs. Desktops: Why Is My Phone Slower Than My PC?

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The smartphone in your pocket is powerful. It is more powerful than a large amount of now-defunct supercomputers, and some modern ones, too. Another readily available fact is that “your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969 when it placed two astronauts on the moon.” But modern smartphone microprocessors still lag behind the powerful processing available in your laptop or desktop. But isn’t it the same technology? Let’s take a look. Mobile vs. Desktop The numbers are similar, the names are too. Mobile microprocessors use much of the same terminology as their desktop counterparts,…

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