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iPhone 5 Benchmarks Appear in Geekbench Showing a Dual Core, 1GHz A6 CPU
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Big hardware improvements to iPhone customers, small ones to S3 customers. I like the iPhone 5's design and the Lightning port, though. There are also a lot of tiny details. I can't wait to try one and see what it's like.
True, but remember, Apple emphasized reducing power output, as well. They don't care if they aren't the fastest phone out there. The 4S was downright middling in terms of CPU performance and sold 100 million in 9 months.
The people who have the need to constantly say a phone is better just because the screen is bigger and then show a scaled interface with no interface improvements is even more pathetic.
You are right, it doesn't matter in day to day use but it feels good to tell the people who mention specs to say a device is better than another because of higher specs to shut the ******* up.
I didn't see the US dual-core S3 on the benchmark list. Do you know how that scores? Does anyone here have a US S3 on which to run Geekbench?
And all those people who keep saying Apple is playing catch-up can SHUT - UP!
I would be extremely surprised if the iPhone 5, which hasn't even been released yet, was slower than the competition.
This is very impressive, of course, from an engineering perspective. To have such amazing performance in such a small, light device that draws so little power. I mean, yeah, the S3 is an older device and it's still fairly close, but it's far larger and heavier than the iPhone 5. Apple has somehow managed to build a chip that can outdo the quad core CPU in the S3 while using less juice, creating less heat and taking up less space.
But what really matters to me is that the 4S is still, to this day, a bloody fast device. If these figures are anything to go by the 5 will be stupidly quick; even when running really resource hungry applications. And, for a mobile device, that matters because it's the rapid response you need. If you want to check your email in the ten seconds before a meeting - you don't want to wait for it to open! That's what smartphones and tablets are great for.
Games already look astonishingly good on the iPad and iPhone 4S. Presumably the 5 will be able to run games that make Infinity Blade 2 look like pong.
But what really matters to me is that the 4S is still, to this day, a bloody fast device. If these figures are anything to go by the 5 will be stupidly quick; even when running really resource hungry applications. And, for a mobile device, that matters because it's the rapid response you need. If you want to check your email in the ten seconds before a meeting - you don't want to wait for it to open! That's what smartphones and tablets are great for.
Games already look astonishingly good on the iPad and iPhone 4S. Presumably the 5 will be able to run games that make Infinity Blade 2 look like pong.
Its the most powerful Android phone. So comparing the newest iPhone against the most powerful Android phone is a fair comparison.
Fandroids all over the internet all compare the spec sheet of the iPhone 5 against that of the SIII... They opened the door. They can't claim its superior and hide behind "Well its older" when they found out it isn't.
Doesn't the Galaxy SIII come with a different dual core processor in the US? How does that stack up? Because I don't know anyone who has the international version.
EDIT: The North American and Japenese version both ship with the Snapdragon S4, so the same chip as the HTC One S which gets 1258 so actually a significant gap compared to the Exynos 4412.
EDIT: The North American and Japenese version both ship with the Snapdragon S4, so the same chip as the HTC One S which gets 1258 so actually a significant gap compared to the Exynos 4412.
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Well, it's more like "The day I think that a Geekbench figure matters in day to day use...
You don't need to over clock to make it explode dude
Never mind the phone exploding. Something else is about to explode.
This is actually great news for the next iPad. That thing will most likely have a higher frequency A6. And probably more cores. Holy crap.
I'm not part of some kind of Apple vs Samsung fan war, but it's not fair to compare the iPhone 5 to the S3 when the iPhone 5 has not come out yet. I don't care if Samsung fans are making comparisons.
Very soon, another Android device will come out that is faster than the iPhone 5. Actually, I thought there already was one with a faster quad-core CPU that is already out or is at least soon to come out (?).
Just trying to temper expectations. Still, I imagine the perf/Watt on the CPU may not be equaled until another process shrink if Krait doesn't have the advantage now.
I'm not arguing anything. I was making a statement. Those devices may be in phones before year's end. If I was to make an argument, it would be that this is a great processor but people shouldn't be overly obsessed with comparing it to android devices. They don't run iOS, and it doesn't run android.
I'll tell you something... My iPhone 4s looked pathetic side by side One X... "One more thingy" JellyBean is one hell of a OS... Synthetic benchmarks are lame way to make a point...
The iPhone 4S is already smoother in real-word usage than the S3 which should be, in theory, 2.5x faster.
To have something that's 2.5x more powerful than the smoothest phone on the market is kind of a big deal.
If anything Android phones are catching up with iOS performance since Jelly Bean and Project Butter, not the other way around. Since the Galaxy S3 will get Jelly Bean after the iPhone 5 is released yet will remain less powerful, who's really playing catch up?
I suppose that depends on what you mean by faster, raw clock speed sure. Actual performance its not so clear.
Not sure why everyone is going crazy worrying about specs right now...I thought Apple users don't care about specs...(unless we're is winning of course, I forgot).
I don't believe the fact that the A6 is faster than the Exynos or Tegra chip is that interesting. Great, a next-generation architecture is better than a 1+ year old cortex-A9 architecture, how amazing, lets all care about specs now.
The real comparison that should be pointed out is the HTC One S, which looks to be the only Snapdragon S4 chip on that list of Android benchmarks. Both are current-generation, customized cores (both dual), and the A6 distances itself pretty far ahead with 50% less clock speed.
If this leak is real, the A6 should be a very interesting contender for the next year with the upcoming cortex-A15 based chipsets. Good job Apple.
I don't believe the fact that the A6 is faster than the Exynos or Tegra chip is that interesting. Great, a next-generation architecture is better than a 1+ year old cortex-A9 architecture, how amazing, lets all care about specs now
.The real comparison that should be pointed out is the HTC One S, which looks to be the only Snapdragon S4 chip on that list of Android benchmarks. Both are current-generation, customized cores (both dual), and the A6 distances itself pretty far ahead with 50% less clock speed.
If this leak is real, the A6 should be a very interesting contender for the next year with the upcoming cortex-A15 based chipsets. Good job Apple.
We all know Apple could come up with the Holy Grail of phones that has specs 10 years ahead of the competition and an OS that beats Android in every conceivable way, and you would still not buy an iDevice.
A guy named Winni, on a mac forum, who never has anything positive to say about Macs, iPhones, iPods etc. We get it dude, the joke is long over.