iPhone 6s Bests Samsung's New Galaxy Note 7 in App Speed Test

[kwikdeth]

Samsung is terrible. They load up their devices with more junk than a Dell PC in the '00s. I am running a bloat-free one plus two, a friend got an S7 and my OPT is faster than the S7 despite being an older device.

It really makes zero sense to me why Samsung continues to be so popular. Not only Apple but plenty of other Android vendors put out better stuff than they do.

 

[blackcrayon]

This test is meaningless since it's not something that people normally do. Also, Android and iOS behave differently in regards to background multitasking with Android allowing it like a computer whereas on iOS apps get killed after three minutes in the background so it's inadequate if you need to run an app that requires a persistent connection in the background like SSH, VNC, RDP, FTP, bittorrent, etc.

The test is far from meaningless. App launch times, when they're still in the several seconds, are an area where there's room for improvement. And Apple has been equipping some of the fastest disk i/o in the industry (along with the fastest CPU cores) with the A9 devices.

Your "background" explanation is a little off-topic here, as none of the apps demoed spawned any kinds of background processes that only Android would support, but not iOS.

 

[Zaft]

Pointless test TBH when no one uses their phone like that.
Still it does show how apple optimizes the hardware and software.

It seems like samsung phones always lag behind when loading games for some reason.

 

[Iconoclysm]

inb4 "but it's not scientific"

keep in mind that an average user probably cares more about this test than a Geekbench test.

Any user should care more about this test than any other test.

 

[inequals]

I have to admit, I was about to finally leave the iOS roost after the 6s (and I've been there since the first iPhone, which Apple gave me as an employee way back in the day). It was because of the removal of the headphone port. But seeing this reminded me of all the other reasons why Apple is the leader, so I'll probably be getting an iPhone 7 and just living with a headphone adapter haha.

Some things that haven't been pointed out - this likely has a lot to do with the faster memory architecture in the iPhone, and Apple's vertically integrated model doesn't just mean it can lead in performance - it also means it has an unbeatable lead in privacy and security. YAY! Apple!

 

[kwikdeth]

After all these years the UI still stutters? Wow

I think it's pretty clear even from your own quote from the article that it's the device having the problem, not an inherent issue with Android's UI stuttering.

 

[keysofanxiety]

This test is meaningless since it's not something that people normally do. Also, Android and iOS behave differently in regards to background multitasking with Android allowing apps to run in the background like a PC whereas on iOS apps get suspended in the background then killed after three minutes so it's inadequate if you need to run an app that requires a persistent connection in the background like SSH, VNC, RDP, FTP, bittorrent, etc.

Yeah, Android and iOS do work differently. Android needs double the specs just to maintain an appropriate OS smoothness.

It's unoptimised and bloated. Throwing more cores, more clockspeed, and more RAM at an OS is such a lazy way to gain performance. It doesn't address its inherent failures and is ultimately self-defeating. In this field, Apple are currently winning both the battle and the war.

 

[nikhsub1]

This is probably due more to Samsung's bloatware OS than hardware speed. My guess anyway.

 

[kwikdeth]

I have to admit, I was about to finally leave the iOS roost after the 6s (and I've been there since the first iPhone, which Apple gave me as an employee way back in the day). It was because of the removal of the headphone port. But seeing this reminded me of all the other reasons why Apple is the leader, so I'll probably be getting an iPhone 7 and just living with a headphone adapter haha.

Some things that haven't been pointed out - this likely has a lot to do with the faster memory architecture in the iPhone, and Apple's vertically integrated model doesn't just mean it can lead in performance - it also means it has an unbeatable lead in privacy and security. YAY! Apple!

Don't let one bad device ruin the whole ecosystem. I was like you, been in since the beginning. HTC and OnePlus both make some incredibly solid phones that run quite well. The HTC 10 even has Airplay. I'd never be caught dead with a Scamsung device.

 

[sunapple]

Also: Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 bests Apple's iPhone design.

 

[doelcm82]

Yay, I'm happy for the iPhone 6s. However I really don't care about these tests to see which is "the best." I'm quite pleased with the performance of my phone, and if I owned this Samsung one, I'm confident I'd be equally as pleased. I'm not a spec junky like I used to be 15 years ago.

So you're saying that there was never a time when you cared about smart phone specs.

 

[Silver78]

the test says alot about every day use... but honestly they should have tested it along side with iphone 6s+ .... its a bit unfair since 6s has half resolution...apart from that imagine how much time you save waiting on your phone loading every day during the phones typical 2 year western lifetime... time where you typically just stare at the screen ...frozen waiting for app to turn on or finish loading... waisted lifetime

 

[ryanwarsaw]

Finally we have some goods news worthy of a celebration!

 

[spinedoc77]

Hope, the more the publicity of this news grows, the more the Samsung learn it's lesson.

This is my hope. As a Note 7 owner I love the marked amount of functionality this has over the iPhone. But Samsung should have made sure TW was perfect. As it is the functionality of Android massively trumps the iPhone for how I use my phone, but that's true for any Android phone, although the Note 7 does also trounce it in hardware functionality in many categories as well, once again for how I use my phone.

I'm highly curious what the ip7 brings and I'll most probably grab one but am still taking a wait and see approach. I hope Apple keeps improving their widgets, as that's the primary differentiator between iOS and Android IMO. If Apple can get widgets as functional as they are in Android, then Android might be in trouble.

 

[flaw600]

This test is meaningless since it's not something that people normally do. Also, Android and iOS behave differently in regards to background multitasking with Android allowing apps to run in the background like a PC whereas on iOS apps get suspended in the background then killed after three minutes so it's inadequate if you need to run an app that requires a persistent connection in the background like SSH, VNC, RDP, FTP, bittorrent, etc.

I disagree - the test goes a lot faster than what people generally do, but it does replicate the steps themselves pretty well. Moreover, the general public doesn't generally care about persistent connections

 

[SMIDG3T]

So, Samsung is just now catching up to where Apple was 2 years ago with the iPhone 6 - at least in terms of performance.

To be fair, there are other aspects of the device that Samsung is clearly better than Apple on - the display is what comes to mind the most.

Yep.

While I agree the screen is better on the Samsung's they are clearly focusing on the wrong thing here. Performance should be right up there.

 

[keysofanxiety]

So you're saying that there was never a time when you cared about smart phone specs.

The best 'spec' is the user experience, not what's on paper.

If my 4-year-old MacBook Pro runs a DAW far smoother and more reliably than a dual-processor Xeon machine running Windows, I'll take the MacBook Pro. Ultimately, hardware is only as good as the software it runs on.

 

[flaw600]

Yay, I'm happy for the iPhone 6s. However I really don't care about these tests to see which is "the best." I'm quite pleased with the performance of my phone, and if I owned this Samsung one, I'm confident I'd be equally as pleased. I'm not a spec junky like I used to be 15 years ago.

Sure, you'd be pleased, but namely because you wouldn't be comparing it to anything else.

 

[OneMike]

Be fair. If the report said Apple lost, everyone would says speed tests don't matter. My point... speed tests don't matter.

 

[profets]

I think it's pretty clear even from your own quote from the article that it's the device having the problem, not an inherent issue with Android's UI stuttering.

Agreed - that's what I meant, that Samsung with TouchWiz has this issue still.

 

[flaw600]

I don't have much experience with those `pro`-level apps, although I will likely dig more deeply into that with my new phone upgrade. But how accurate is your statement? You've used both operating systems and found that Android works better for these types of apps?

Also, it's ironic that Apple has needed Samsung in order to deliver the iPhone that we all enjoy today, so Samsung still wins, in a way.

They're supposedly going away from Samsung for the iPhone 7 though

 

[ChazSch]

This test is meaningless since it's not something that people normally do. Also, Android and iOS behave differently in regards to background multitasking with Android allowing apps to run in the background like a PC whereas on iOS apps get suspended in the background then killed after three minutes so it's inadequate if you need to run an app that requires a persistent connection in the background like SSH, VNC, RDP, FTP, bittorrent, etc.

I beg to differ. I do this daily.

 

[vertsix]

This shows the better optimization iOS apps have, nothing less, that's why the iPhone 6s destroys it. If you were to compare the stock system apps of both phones, you'd get pretty similar results, since stock apps are optimized obviously for both devices.

Not a Note 7 fanboy, I own the iPhone 6s. But the Note 7 is a fantastic smartphone in terms of specs and performance (at least compared to other Android phones). But I also adore the speed of my 6s.

 

[flaw600]

So, Samsung is just now catching up to where Apple was 2 years ago with the iPhone 6 - at least in terms of performance.

To be fair, there are other aspects of the device that Samsung is clearly better than Apple on - the display is what comes to mind the most.

I'll give you the display, but personally I can't tell the difference at normal viewing distance

 

[keysofanxiety]

Be fair. If the report said Apple lost, everyone would says speed tests don't matter. My point... speed tests don't matter.

True. It's just nice to see now and then.

Especially when Android fans constantly maintain that "iSheep" don't understand hardware specs; yet ironically they're the ignoramuses who think that more cores & more RAM automatically means more power. It's the megahertz myth all over again.