iPhone 13 is Significantly Faster Than Samsung's New Galaxy S22 in Benchmarks

[sideshowuniqueuser]

All that AI power, and all we get for it is Siri.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

OK, now try to pull out 100 GB out of the obsolete Lightning USB 2.0 port to an external USB stick, let's see who's faster, Lightning or USB-C...

Um, well, let's please not mention anything about a file system. One of my biggest frustrations as an iPhone user.

I can sort of get around it using the Chrome app's Downloads folder, in which I can Airdrop files into, but it is clunky to create folders and move stuff around in. And if you open audio files from it, the audio player that opens is extremely basic, with such limited functionality that software from the 80's would be embarrassed about. I have no idea if that audio player is from Chrome, or built into the iPhone.

If anyone knows quality free solutions that are better, that would be much appreciated.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

All that AI power, and all we get for it is Siri.

And bad Apple maps directions. Don't forget about that one!

 

[mjtomlin71]

 

[mjtomlin71]

 

[Populus]

I find this Ad crap.
I used to like the old Apple Ads, they simply showed real usage scenarios and its features, instead of unrealistic sci-fi crap.

Sadly Apple started to create unrealistic crappy Ads, too.

You know what, this series of ads are beautiful. The last three of them are just breathtaking, and moving.

They touch some fiber deep down. Even years after, they still have that magic.

 

[chucker23n1]

Tight integration of hardware and software: errr that’s been kinda shaky lately, especially on the software part. How long it take for them to even implement universal control that they advertised last year?

Not very long, IMHO. iOS 15 shipped in September; it’s now February, and we have a beta of the feature that already seems to work rather well. So we’ll probably see the final ship in March or April.

 

[NPC Compliant]

People don’t buy galaxy phones for their speed.. they buy them because they hate iPhones.

That’s a really bad reason to do something

 

[TVreporter]

Phone looks slick and I do love that maroon colour.

Specs aren’t everything for the average consumer. Apple’s ecosystem is still much better connected and will keep me around for a long time to come.

 

[AnaphaseAway]

who tf cares about benchmarks... unless your playing intense games, most users wont notice the difference

 

[I7guy]

I find this Ad crap.
I used to like the old Apple Ads, they simply showed real usage scenarios and its features, instead of unrealistic sci-fi crap.

Sadly Apple started to create unrealistic crappy Ads, too.

Different strokes for different folks and different times. The first thing unrealistic was the size of the phone, so that means one handed operation for many is not really realistic.

 

[sdf]

Cool, I guess? I’m looking forward to when this means a smarter keyboard, faster Siri and better object segmentation in pictures and video.

Until then I don’t really understand why these scores are important.

Because not only is a task finishing faster beneficial to the user, it benefits the phone since it can revert to low power mode that much faster. (Of course that doesn't matter much if the total power consumed is higher, but it isn't.)

 

[genovelle]

In before "it's not all about specs" posters chiming in. When Android were more powerful years ago and with better hardware, no one ever heard the end of it.

Now it's not about specs. LMAO. Give me a break.

Specs meaning the actual performance of the chips. Apple a series chips have always beat there. Specs refer to memory size etc. Apple has always won where it counts.

 

[genovelle]

smartphones have been more or less the same over the last 6-7 or so years. apps on smartphones work pretty instantly and benchmarks that stress the phones out does not represent any performance benefit that consumers can feel. even if the iphone was 100x faster than the samsung phone, would you even feel that 100x?

Of course you can feel it. Lagging screens, phones running slow and hot. Apps delay on open and battery life is tortured.

 

[Rafterman]

More meaningless benchmarks. Side by side, you won't notice one bit of difference.

 

[Maigrais]

Great that my iPhone is faster than any Android.

But people do not buy non-iPhones on raw performance and performance per watt alone.

They do so for other reasons like total cost of ownership especially in the sub-$399 market segment.

Be proud that people with the means can afford iPhones and any Apple devices as these industry leading in terms of over all user & ownership experience.

Those smartphones are superior to my 2012 iMac 27" Core i7 45nm that will be replaced by a 2022 iMac Pro 27" M1 Pro 5nm before Valentines Day 2023

I love everything about this entire comment. You’re right. The new desktop can’t come soon enough.

 

[samplez]

A little sad when one has to justify their purchase by way of benchmarks... Sorry to burst your bubble but the S22 Ultra is leagues better than the 13 Pro Max. Especially the camera (from initial hands-on reviews)

 

[Maigrais]

smartphones have been more or less the same over the last 6-7 or so years. apps on smartphones work pretty instantly and benchmarks that stress the phones out does not represent any performance benefit that consumers can feel. even if the iphone was 100x faster than the samsung phone, would you even feel that 100x?

What about tomorrow? Now the important factor is how long can the performance last despite updating to new OSes. It’s the performance in the next 4 years without needing to upgrade hardware. That’s what your missing.

 

[Bandaman]

Siri is plenty fast

No, she’s not. And I twitch whenever she says “just a sec” and then fails entirely.

 

[Maigrais]

iPad OS on M1 Mac and 16GB is still faster than most mobile/tablet devices.

That's amazing but what on earth do you want us to use it with? Ditto for Android.

20GB phones coming out so kids can play 2016 technology games like PUBG and Fortnite.

Mobile Processor performance has stopped being a factor for mobile buyers for a few years now.

Developers are unable to use these for some reason and nobody knows what to do about it.

Apple should release FCP for iPad Pro and lead the smartphone industry into the future of mobile computing.

We use LumaFusion everyday on our M1 iPad Pro 12.9 editing 4K videos with effects and trust me it’s a testament to the speed of M1.

 

[phrehdd]

Phones for my needs are plenty fast. Others may desire faster. Sadly, I left IOS long ago in favour of Android because of simple things Apple refused to do or allow. Though Apple is much better now, I am unsure I would switch back and certainly not for the boast of the raw power. I have an older Samsung (S10+) and it takes reasonable photos and does all the other things I desire. If I were more into video, I might want something newer.

 

[haruhiko]

I’ve thought similarly, but also wonder if we just don’t currently have any tasks or apps that can even use the current power of the iPhone to its fullest. I’m out of the iPhone gaming demographic, which I would think is probably the only thing that can fully tax the system. Perhaps it’s photo / video related on-device processing, but I can’t imagine most professionals or general consumers are going to shoot videos, edit then on the iPhone and then publish them online, but I could be wrong. I’m more interested in how long I can use my iPhone without needing to charge it, and in this case it’s all about the chip’s efficiency, not performance.

The camera and on device machine learning.

 

[Rafterman]

Tome personally, hardware is almost meaningless. It's all about he OS. I currently prefer iOS, as I am a Mac user and they just integrate so well. aka, the ecosystem. But Samsung makes an impressive phone, especisally the built in S-Pen.

 

[ian87w]

I’ve thought similarly, but also wonder if we just don’t currently have any tasks or apps that can even use the current power of the iPhone to its fullest. I’m out of the iPhone gaming demographic, which I would think is probably the only thing that can fully tax the system. Perhaps it’s photo / video related on-device processing, but I can’t imagine most professionals or general consumers are going to shoot videos, edit then on the iPhone and then publish them online, but I could be wrong. I’m more interested in how long I can use my iPhone without needing to charge it, and in this case it’s all about the chip’s efficiency, not performance.

You’ll be surprised (I was as well) how many today’s pros (photographers, videographers, etc) involve smartphones in their workflow. Many even do their work on it, as today’s flagship mobile chips are much better at these things than the typical x86 laptop out there. I’ve met with many photographers that adopted iPhone/iPad as their editing machine since they can do it on the spot without the burden of a clunky laptop.

But of course, majority of people don’t need nor realize that performance. This is shown Samsung themselves as their own bestseller are the mid-range A5x series, meaning most people find that it’s enough for their needs.

That’s also why Apple has been building up their brand so the regular people who don’t know about performance still want to buy a $1000 iPhone because it’s an Apple.

 

[jwolf6589]

You’ll be surprised (I was as well) how many today’s pros (photographers, videographers, etc) involve smartphones in their workflow. Many even do their work on it, as today’s flagship mobile chips are much better at these things than the typical x86 laptop out there. I’ve met with many photographers that adopted iPhone/iPad as their editing machine since they can do it on the spot without the burden of a clunky laptop.

But of course, majority of people don’t need nor realize that performance. This is shown Samsung themselves as their own bestseller are the mid-range A5x series, meaning most people find that it’s enough for their needs.

That’s also why Apple has been building up their brand so the regular people who don’t know about performance still want to buy a $1000 iPhone because it’s an Apple.

Tell me about it. The iPad Pro is one powerful device and not as bulky as a laptop. Even I use my Mini far more on he road over my MacBook due to this reason. My 2020 MacBook Pro is far lighter and not nearly as bulky as my old 2012 was with the CD drive built in but it’s still not like a iPad.