
You’ve got a powerful processor chucking out 2.26GHz of quad core muscle and 2006-class desktop graphics performance. You’ve got a glorious and amazing full HD 1920×1080 display at your disposal. You’ve got an app ecosystem that is so developed and vibrant that even top console titles like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Final Fantasy IV is in it. And you’ve got all this in a miniscule little smartphone that is miraculously pocketable. But the moment you try and game on that powerhouse wonder-device, a hugely unexpected sense of underwhelming-ness kicks in. Why is that so?