Processor is the CPU that manages and runs software on top of it. In respect to Android, its refers to the Google's Android Operating System. There are various processors, notably ARM by Qualcomm, usually known as Snapdragon. Please use this tag if your question is specific to Processors.

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Can I upgrade/replace components within the phone itself to make it faster? [closed]

Is it possible to replace and/or upgrade components within the phone to make it faster? Just like a laptop, a phone has a processor and memory, so in theory I should be able to upgrade these, correct? ...
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What is the LG Motion 4G processor speed?

According to the specs for the LG Motion 4G phone, it states the CPU speed should be 1.2Ghz. http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3779 But someone on android forums has reported that this is ...
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What Happens when I change processor frequency of my android phone

I have Xolo x900 phone. I have settings to set the processor frequency. It is defaulted to 600mhz, yet my phone has a maximum of 1.6Ghz. Can I change to 1.6 GHz? What would be the side effects of ...
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Is there any equivalent of Tegra 3's “-1” low-power core in Qualicomm's S4?

One of the reasons I greatly desired my next phone to be a Tegra 3 "4+1 cores" device was the (somewhat less advertized) 5th low-power core designed to prolong battery life by running low-power ...
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Can I upgrade my HTC Wildfire's processor so I can run Android 2.3?

I am using HTC wildfire. Is there any possibilities to upgrade mobile processor so I can run Android 2.3?
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How to get hardware specs of Android device?

How can I find information on the hardware of my Android device like processor architecture, RAM, etc?
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How do RAM and processor speed affect overall performance on Android?

Since Android can be installed on wide range of devices, I'm wondering how important RAM and the CPU speed are to the performance of a device. There are always tradeoffs when something is increased ...
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Word Processor/text editor Apps?

Are there any decent word processing applications for android? I've looked through the market and it seems that they all seem to suffer from the same issue, they fall over and sometimes overwrite ...