Impressive initial 4S benchmarks

[Picka]

So a newly released phone is faster than the SG2 which was released 6 months ago.

*Shocking*

 

[w00t951]

So a newly released phone is faster than the SG2 which was released 6 months ago.

*Shocking*

It's using an under clocked processor found in the iPad 2, which is even older. Congratulations.

 

[jredecop]

it's using an under clocked processor found in the ipad 2, which is even older. Congratulations.

:d

 

[Vikinguy]

The comments from that link make me laugh.

Android fanboys complaining that its biased because:

1) It doesn't account for Ice Cream Sandwich

2) Doesn't include the Nexus Prime

3) Doesn't include every 3rd party browser Android can run just the stock browser.

It is laughable how they rush to defend their devices with nonsense. They would all be fair complaints if ICS was actually AVAILABLE or that the Nexus was EVEN ANNOUNCED!

We are comparing an OS and a phone that is IN HAND to other devices and OS's that are available... How can they possibly think the comparison should be with phones and operating systems that aren't available yet.

Even ICS... Its going to be nice for the Prime as they will actually GET the OS update.. Other current phones like the S II will likely wait 6+ months after release to get ICS.

Its like saying "Hey this is unfair because the 4S should be compared to a phone coming out next summer!"

Ridiculous.

It looks like the 4S is likely the fastest smartphone in the world. By a healthy margin too.

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I also find it funny that people are clamoring for quad core 3ghz processors for their phone.

They will load apps and whatnot and say "HAHA its faster than the 4S" when it loaded whatever it was loading faster by like 1/8 of a second. Sure its can't be seen by the naked eye but mine is faster!!!

Wooooo!!!!

Of course the battery lasts for 2 hours and it gets too hot to hold without gloves and has to have a fan... (sarcasm) but its got a nice spec sheet.

HEY! I rooted mine and it only leaves second degree burns now!

 

[Picka]

:d

So the speed of the phone if based 100% on the processor? Hmm, ok. I would've thought that the software might have been optimised a bit, guess not.

 

[Jagardn]

So what if it's faster, all iPhone users' moms are fat.

 

[w00t951]

So the speed of the phone if based 100% on the processor? Hmm, ok. I would've thought that the software might have been optimised a bit, guess not.

Good point. Android is certainly crappier than iOS.

 

[F123D]

It's using an under clocked processor found in the iPad 2, which is even older. Congratulations.

So why was there such a delay in the release of the 4S from the usual launch dates?

 

[Jagardn]

So why was there such a delay in the release of the 4S from the usual launch dates?

They were making sure it would blow the doors off Android phones with "superior" hardware specifications.

 

[paulrbeers]

So why was there such a delay in the release of the 4S from the usual launch dates?

iO5 and I'm also guessing that for the first half of the year, all A5 production was being eaten up by the iPad 2's. Now that the interest is waning a bit on the iPad (they are now readily available with no wait from Apple and just about any retailer near you), they probably have capacity to put them in the iPhone.

The second part is purely speculation, but it would explain why the iPod Touch did not get an A5 this "revision".

 

[lilo777]

Its the difference between integrated hardware and software. Android is unoptomized, software rendering code. If you know anything about performance, you know that software rendering takes exponentially more computing power then hardware rendering. Android still does not hardware render, or have the ability to tap into the GPU for performance improvements.

Also, Android can not fully utilize the second core of a dual core processor. It makes only mild improvements.

Android takes brute force to accomplish what the iPhone does in hardware. Thats why all the specs in the world can't match an integrated , hardware accelerated platform.

Heres some more reading:
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/07/03/...mpete-with-the-iphone-on-a-performance-level/

This chart is misleading by being incomplete. Android phones get low score in this test because the stock browser in 2.* Android uses only single CPU core. That is not the case in Android 3.* or in third party browsers. Obviously, the stock browser will be updated in Ice Cream Sandwich (in two weeks). Here are the scores for Galaxy SII with two different browsers:

[Smartphone] Samsung Galaxy SII @ 1.2Ghz with Android 2.3.3 & Firefox Beta – 1370
[Smartphone] Samsung Galaxy SII @ 1.2Ghz with Android 2.3.3 & Opera Browser – 1600


Here SGSII destroys iPhone 4S which is not really surprising now that we know that A5 in iPhone 4S is clocked at 800MHz.

As far as the benefits of vertical integration claim goes, there are obvious drawbacks there as well. You should take into account the timing of this testing - just after the release of the latest version of iPhone. If at the moment of the release iPhone was behind the competitor phones that would mean total degradation. Remember that Android phones have been in the lead for at least half a year now. That's because Android phone manufacturers had a benefit of using the CPUs produced by chip manufacturers (NVIDIA, TI etc.). SGSII still remains in the lead in many respects except for GPU performance and screen resolution. The latter will change in two weeks with release of Nexus Prime and GPU situation may follow the suit. That would mean that iPhone is in the lead for one month out of 12 (in a year) and that overall Android advantage is growing.

 

[kre62]

This chart is misleading by being incomplete. Android phones get low score in this test because the stock browser in 2.* Android uses only single CPU core. That is not the case in Android 3.* or in third party browsers. Obviously, the stock browser will be updated in Ice Cream Sandwich (in two weeks). Here are the scores for Galaxy SII with two different browsers:

[Smartphone] Samsung Galaxy SII @ 1.2Ghz with Android 2.3.3 & Firefox Beta – 1370
[Smartphone] Samsung Galaxy SII @ 1.2Ghz with Android 2.3.3 & Opera Browser – 1600


Here SGSII destroys iPhone 4S which is not really surprising now that we know that A5 in iPhone 4S is clocked at 800MHz.

As far as the benefits of vertical integration claim goes, there are obvious drawbacks there as well. You should take into account the timing of this testing - just after the release of the latest version of iPhone. If at the moment of the release iPhone was behind the competitor phones that would mean total degradation. Remember that Android phones have been in the lead for at least half a year now. That's because Android phone manufacturers had a benefit of using the CPUs produced by chip manufacturers (NVIDIA, TI etc.). SGSII still remains in the lead in many respects except for GPU performance and screen resolution. The latter will change in two weeks with release of Nexus Prime and GPU situation may follow the suit. That would mean that iPhone is in the lead for one month out of 12 (in a year) and that overall Android advantage is growing.

Stick with Android.

I just personally like performance.

 

[mamon343]

Upgrading from iPod Touch 2g here

Can't wait to feel the difference