During the LumaFusion test, why is the export file size bigger on the iPhone 16 Pro Max (470mb) compared to the S25 Ultra (273mb)?
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iPhone 16 Pro Max Beaten by Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in App Loading Speed Test
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Apple is lucky people are following habits and just keep buying the same thing all over again or they'd be screwed
I think Apple could just finally speed up those geriatric animations. It's not SoC that slows down an iPhone. It's the UI.
People that prefer the way android does things.
After waiting for the iPhone 17, you still have to wait for iOS 19.x.x
And yet, if the iPhone had somehow managed to be faster the comments would all probably be "Haha, look at how slow the Samsung flagship is...", "We all know that Apple's combo of hardware and software is what destroys the competition...", etc etc etc.
I'm an Apple user since the Mac Classic days but I'm afraid to say that Apple users have become the sorest of losers as demonstrated time and again over the years.
I'm an Apple user since the Mac Classic days but I'm afraid to say that Apple users have become the sorest of losers as demonstrated time and again over the years.
That was a recap from a previous video where last years Galaxy Ultra went against the iPhone 16 Pro Max. On the S25U vs 16PM the S25U started on 71% and finished on 70%. The 16PM started on 81% and finished on 79%.
Since when has apple been the leader or invited anything in the last 10 yrs.
Apple, today, only does what it needs to do, nothing more.
Apple, today, only does what it needs to do, nothing more.
Who cares! We buy Apple to be ripped off at every turn, I'm sure Tim Cook says we should be proud to own such expensive low performance devices. And innovation? What's that?
I hope so, too. But I’m afraid all they do right now is to implement some AI emoji generators and failing notification summaries...they are distracted from building proper good software.
I don't know how you could possibly say such an outlandish thing. /s
About 3.9 billion people, or in basic terms, most people outside of the United States of America.
They have been the absolute leader in performance for so many years it was time that Samsung finally catch up. Also the the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra was just released while the iPhone 16 Pro Max has been out for a while, finally you pay more for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra base model than the iPhone 16 Pro Max base model so not sure what you are on about.
I don’t care if Samsung is faster than Apple or Apple is faster than Samsung. It doesn’t factor into my buying decision.
So, unless I'm missing something, Samsung S25 beat iPhone
- on an overclocked phone
- with a substantially improved cooling system
- utilizing an extra 4GB of RAM.
I mean...if they require that to beat an iPhone, not sure that's 'impressive.' Remove the overclocking and the 4GB and let's see how it does.
- on an overclocked phone
- with a substantially improved cooling system
- utilizing an extra 4GB of RAM.
I mean...if they require that to beat an iPhone, not sure that's 'impressive.' Remove the overclocking and the 4GB and let's see how it does.
The Samsung phone as a faster CPU and more RAM. Ofcourse it's faster. But now do a real world test using only first party apps. I'll wait.
same with samsung...i feel im buying the same phone for 3 years in a row. but now samsung goes with flat edges like iphones...
I own a 16 Pro Max, but fair play to Samsung for making the improvements they have. I am not sure why so many here see it as such an issue and seem to be personally offended by it.
This innovation just pushes Apple to improve which is good for everybody...
This innovation just pushes Apple to improve which is good for everybody...
Losing on more and more levels. Good job, COOK!!
Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max has been comprehensively beaten by the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a real world app speed test conducted by PhoneBuff, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM winning out over the A18 Pro chip and 8GB of RAM in Apple's smartphone.
The performance test measured how long it took each phone to open and process tasks across a series of apps. Each smartphone cycled through identical apps, including Facebook, Starbucks, Microsoft Office apps, Snapseed, and various games.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra established an early lead through productivity apps and maintained its advantage in image editing tasks, with Snapseed exports completing significantly faster than on the iPhone. Most notably, the Galaxy processed video in LumaFusion approximately 25% faster than the iPhone 16 Pro Max – an area where Apple's smartphones have traditionally excelled.
Even in gaming performance, which historically has been an iPhone strength, Samsung's flagship maintained its edge. The S25 Ultra matched or outperformed the iPhone in most games tested, including Subway Surfers and Flip Diving, but the iPhone did manage slim victories in Going Balls and Forward Assault.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra completed the first lap of app launches in 2 minutes and 18 seconds, a full 15 seconds ahead of the iPhone 16 Pro Max. In the second lap, which tests how well the phones maintain apps in memory, the iPhone managed to reduce the gap slightly, but the Galaxy still secured what PhoneBuff called Samsung's "biggest speed test win in years."
Samsung's impressive performance is likely a consequence of its overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a 40% larger cooling system, combined with Android 15 and One UI 7 running with an extra 4GB of RAM available. Both devices demonstrate exceptional real-world performance, but the test results suggest Samsung has taken a significant lead in raw processing capability, despite the extra time Apple has had to optimize iOS 18 for its hardware.
Apple typically upgrades iPhones with faster and more efficient chip technology each year, so it will be interesting to see how the iPhone 17 performs when the new series debuts in September. Apple's A19 chip technology is likely to be built on an upgraded 3-nanometer process, which TSMC calls N3P, and the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are expected to include an A19 Pro chip.
Compared to earlier versions of 3nm chips, the N3P chips offer increased performance efficiency and increased transistor density. All iPhone 17 models will also reportedly include a vapor chamber heatsink to improve thermal performance.
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Exactly what I wanted to point out, many of these apps rely on Web downloads on start, which varies a lot between milliseconds, also the memory is an important factor to be able to reduce caching to storage. So, this test is mainly checking how fast those app loaded into memory and I am sure we can pick apps that give us results that we want!
It’s a pretty realistic test though, mirroring every-day use. Of course you won't really notice the difference without the comparison…but in some cases, like the video export, you do!
And this just shows an overall trend. If Apple doesnt catch up NOW, in a couple of years we might lack behind a lot more owning an iPhone.