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A11 Bionic Geekbench

Starfyre said:
The problem with waiting is, there will always be something new. For me, I've skipped a couple of years and think its about time for a switch. You never know. All we know now is Touch ID is probably coming next year, but thats about it. You have to ask yourself how much better are you looking for before you jump?
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You waited a couple years. I have the 7. Following your logic makes sense. My phone isn't isn't fully utilized yet by iOS nor developers. I'll wait till next year
 
dallas112678 said:
It's definitely nice, but honestly, isn't much of a factor for me as what app is going to come close to using that power? What app comes close to using the a10? With apps having to support 5 year old phones, nothing will be taking advantage of this awesome new processor. Since iOS is so simple, and can run well on weaker hardware, much more powerful hardware doesn't really change the user experience that much.

Personally, I don't notice any speed increase with my iphone 7 in apps and moving around the OS compared to my wifes 6s which had a much larger relative single core speed increase, which is more important than the multi core score as again, iOS is relatively simple and doesn't have real multitasking.
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Playing high bitrate x265 really taxes my 6s. I have to avoid some files. Performance would be appreciated. In the end we're getting HEVC deciding anyway.
 
AmazingTechGeek said:
You waited a couple years. I have the 7. Following your logic makes sense. My phone isn't isn't fully utilized yet by iOS nor developers. I'll wait till next year
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Ah, you've got the 7. Your logic makes sense to me too. I'd definitely wait for at least next year. Maybe even the year after...o_O
 
Looking at Geekbench, I realized my 2 year old 6S Plus still has higher single core performance than any Android device :D. A11 looks to be ~50% faster than the fastest Samsung CPU on geekbench in multicore.
 
The biggest advantage that Apple has with this screaming fast processor is the loading of games, processing large files, and heavy applications. Android is crippled based on app development utilizing each of their cores during the opening, closing, and the true optimization of providing better app speed. This is where the A-series processors work brilliantly...
 
In my mind, aside from apps and games taking advantage of the increased power of the processor, it also makes the phone more future proof.

It will stay fast and smooth longer.
 
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