Neural network spotted deep inside Samsung's Galaxy S7 silicon brain

Re:Neural network spotted deep inside Samsung's Galaxy S7 si... by girvo on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @01:17AM (#12341565)

In general: because how a piece of hardware (or set of hardware) is used today isn't necessarily how it's going to be used tomorrow. Faster hardware allows for use-cases that weren't possible prior.

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Re:Neural network spotted deep inside Samsung's Galaxy S7 si... by kingnothing on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:25AM (#12341790)

However, when we're talking about phones or consumer devices, how it's used today is the only thing that's relevant. It will be obsolete in just a couple of years.

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Re:Neural network spotted deep inside Samsung's Galaxy S7 si... by comboy on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @04:56AM (#12342285)

I think the parent point is still valid. Look at Pokemon Go. Average user wouldn't care about AR performance, all that high gps accuracy or gfx performance in unity. Suddenly, there are millions of players who are choosing their hardware based on that. If you are planning for today's usage you you may be lagging.

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