The Galaxy S4?s processor power is racist.
Okay, not really racist, but it will vary by country, in that some countries will get the advanced Samsung 1.6Hz octa-core Exynos 5 CPU while others will have to do with a Galaxy S4 powered by the 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, instead.
For an understanding of the difference between the quad-core and octa-core, think of it as the number of cylinders in a car ? the more the number of cylinders in a car engine, the better (read: faster) the performance.
In the case of processor cores too, an octa-core processor implements multiprocessing in a single physical package, i.e., multiple cores can run multiple instructions at the same time, increasing overall speed for programs being run on the device, in this case the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone.
In a nutshell, more cores translate into the ability to run more programs at the same time, faster response time for programs, and (this one is up for debate) longer battery life. It is understood that the battery gets saved if/when the device switches to lower numbers of cores when running less power-hungry apps and programs while during running intensive and/or multiple programs, it powers up all the available cores, if necessary.
Back to the Galaxy 4. During the launch of the Galaxy S4 [http://www.emirates247.com/news/galaxy-s4-takes-the-smartphone-battle-to-iphone-s-home-turf-2013-03-17-1.498652], Samsung had revealed that its new spearhead will come in two avatars, one powered by a Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor and the other with its proprietary octa-core Oxynos 5, but did not say who would be getting what.
It has now emerged that the selection of application processor varies by markets, or countries. SamMobile has compiled a list that shows which country gets which model.
The I9500 is the non-LTE Exynos model while the I9505 is the 4G-enabled Snapdragon model. A handful of lucky countries are getting both, including Samsung?s home market South Korea and the UAE.
So, Exynos or Snapdragon in your country? Here?s the list, courtesy SamMobile ? not Samsung, so take it with a pinch of salt until Samsung officially confirms or denies this.
Africa
Afghanistan: GT-I9500
Algeria: GT-I9500
Egypt: GT-I9500
Kenya: GT-I9500
Libya: GT-I9500
Morocco: GT-I9500
Nigeria: GT-I9500
Asia / Middle East
Bangladesh: GT-I9500
China: GT-I9500
Hong Kong: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
India: GT-I9500
Indonesia: GT-I9500
Iran: GT-I9500
Iraq: GT-I9500
Kazakhstan: GT-I9500
Korea: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Malaysia: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Nepal: GT-I9500
Pakistan: GT-I9500
Philippines: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Russia: GT-I9500
Saudi Arabia: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Singapore: GT-I9505
Sri Lanka: GT-I9500
Taiwan: GT-I9500
Thailand: GT-I9500
Turkey: GT-I9500
United Arab Emirates: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Uzbekistan: GT-I9500
Vietnam: GT-I9500
Australia
?Australia: GT-I9505
Europe
Austria: GT-I9505
Baltic: GT-I9505
Belgium / Luxemburg: GT-I9505
Bosnia and Herzegovina: GT-I9505
Bulgaria: GT-I9505
Croatia: Not disclosed yet
Cyprus: GT-I9505
Czech Republic: GT-I9505
France: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Germany: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Greece: GT-I9505
Italy: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Macedonia: GT-I9505
Nordic Countries: GT-I9505
Poland: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Romania: GT-I9505
Russia: GT-I9500
Portugal: GT-I9505
Serbia: Not disclosed yet
Slovakia: GT-I9505
Slovenia: GT-I9505
Spain: GT-I9505
Switzerland: GT-I9505
The Netherlands: GT-I9505
United Kingdom: GT-I9500 / GT-I9505
Ukraine: GT-I9500
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