But the quality gap has shrunk as mobile device GPUs have become more energy efficient.
First, the local assemblers get better each year, and the technology and quality gap between the local and foreign brands continues to close.
The initial quality gap between foreign and domestic manufacturers has closed dramatically, (see chart, below), and among Detroit's Big Three, GM's quality is best.
But the quality gap will shrink, along with the cost gap, as cheap, film-quality digital schemes such as Foveon's work their way into future camcorders.
Executives from the big domestic automakers have argued--justifiably, many say--that a legitimate quality gap that opened in the 1970s, as Japan beat them to the market with more fuel-efficient cars, has long since closed.
McCollough walks away after spearheading a drive to move or refurbish a block of Circuit City stores, an effort designed to close a quality gap a with Best Buy franchise seen as having better locations, brighter and less cluttered stores, and top-of-the-line service led by its famed Geek Squad customer support operation.
Banks have responded to declining credit quality by increasing the gap between the price of lending to good borrowers and poor ones.
There is an evident gap in quality between them and their compatriots, there's also a chasm in spending (and, not surprisingly, the latter helps explain the former).
Mancuso joins fellow Olympic gold medalist and Koss endorser, Dara Torres, as the company develops new products to address the gap in quality headphones designed for women.
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Yet as England stuttered to victory in their opening game against France, the first round of Four Nations fixtures seemed to serve only to underline the vast gap in quality that the Aussies will bid to ruthlessly underline at the DW Stadium in Wigan.
The gap in perceived quality between the shoe retailers sector and Nine West has also changed in favor of the brand.
There is still a large and almost insurmountable gap in the quality of service humans can deliver versus machines in many sectors.
Second, in the 1970s there was a big gap between the quality of the output and the efficiency of, say, Japanese carmakers and their American peers.
The ultimate result of the promotion was the widening of an already-existing gap in perceived quality between Detroit's Big Three and their Japanese counterparts at Honda Motor, Toyota Motor and Nissan.
Yet there is clearly a huge opportunity, given the gap between the quality of Internet access most Americans enjoy at work (through high-speed direct connections) and at home (through a copper telephone wire).
"White belts may have been training for three years, there can be a huge gap between the quality of the white belts, " said Le Page who has been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a year.
As the gap between low-quality and high-quality borrowers grows, more suppliers will experience cash flow problems.
"With Claudio leaving it was important to fill the gap with someone of the quality of Capucho, " McLeish continued.
It is also claimed that the road will ease congestion and improve air quality on the busy A259 at Glyne Gap.
While in early August, the sector was eight points in perceived quality ahead of Nine West, that gap shrank steadily until the positions reversed.
Chinese domestic makers reached their best initial quality ratings ever in 2012, narrowing the gap between international brands.
The gap between yields on the highest-quality properties and the second-tier sites has narrowed everywhere.
Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, UNESCO Representative to Pakistan, highlighted the role of good quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) in bridging the gap of socio-economic inequalities between rich and poor, and elimination of discrimination in the society.
"With Wi-Fi models, JVC fills the gap between a traditional camcorder and a smartphone by combining great image quality with advanced photographic features, such as a powerful zoom and excellent communication capabilities, " explained Dave Owen, vice president, Consumer Video Division, JVC Americas Corp.
Early in the business, we identified a gap in the fast-growing market for framed artwork: high-quality yet affordable prints perfect for the decorative market.
But when a company like Gap, which is just regaining its credibility with customers, says it cannot send quality-assurance teams to check up on its contract manufacturers in Asia, there is a danger that shabby production may undermine its nascent recovery.
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