I do think that iPhone could benefit from a higher res display, but it really is only a small difference in graphical fidelity. Certainly not the night and day difference a lot of people proclaim it to be, and most definitely comes underneath things like efficiency and real world speed in my priority list.
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iPhone 6s Bests Samsung's New Galaxy Note 7 in App Speed Test
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I do think that iPhone could benefit from a higher res display, but it really is only a small difference in graphical fidelity. Certainly not the night and day difference a lot of people proclaim it to be, and most definitely comes underneath things like efficiency and real world speed in my priority list.
Lol, the typical drivel in a Mac forum to boost oneselfs ego even more.
Let's all just disregard 2016 technology and look at how fast an iPhone 6S can open 14 apps.
* 750p display
* non-IP68
* 4.7" display
* pathetic battery life
* no wireless charging or fast charging
* no expandable memory
* no curved glass
* 2nd class camera and sensor
* Apple Pay that works at 1% of places
* no NFC access
* no VR support
* no real multi-tasking
* pathetic camera features, no dual camera modes, low resolution front camera
* no LED notification indicator
* no dual app modes
* no one handed modes
* no EVS calling
* no dual LTE/Wifi download aggregation
The list goes on and on...but let's not even look at this list of things missing - we'll just enjoy watching how an iPhone 6S destroy a Note 7. LMAO.
Let's all just disregard 2016 technology and look at how fast an iPhone 6S can open 14 apps.
* 750p display
* non-IP68
* 4.7" display
* pathetic battery life
* no wireless charging or fast charging
* no expandable memory
* no curved glass
* 2nd class camera and sensor
* Apple Pay that works at 1% of places
* no NFC access
* no VR support
* no real multi-tasking
* pathetic camera features, no dual camera modes, low resolution front camera
* no LED notification indicator
* no dual app modes
* no one handed modes
* no EVS calling
* no dual LTE/Wifi download aggregation
The list goes on and on...but let's not even look at this list of things missing - we'll just enjoy watching how an iPhone 6S destroy a Note 7. LMAO.
I knew that Samsung phones aren't as fast as an iPhone, despite the 8-core CPU, 4 GB RAM etc. etc. But this was just pathetic to watch. The iPhone was finished with the second lap before the first one was even finished on the Galaxy Note 7. I mean.. what?!
But this just proves something that no other smartphone manufacturer has been able to do yet: making hardware and software work together in such a perfect way. Apple has incredible chip engineers. The A9-chip is so fast. Makes me think about how fast the A10-chip will be.
It was fun watching this. Now I've got some new proof to show the Fandroids in my class that the iPhone 6s is still much faster than a Samsung phone with over double the specs.
But this just proves something that no other smartphone manufacturer has been able to do yet: making hardware and software work together in such a perfect way. Apple has incredible chip engineers. The A9-chip is so fast. Makes me think about how fast the A10-chip will be.
It was fun watching this. Now I've got some new proof to show the Fandroids in my class that the iPhone 6s is still much faster than a Samsung phone with over double the specs.
Evidently Apple thought that a faster phone and a better user experience was more important than screen resolution,
I think they made the right choices.
People who say there's a night and day difference are just responding to the wow factor of oversaturated screens, specially with blue tones. Sure, blue tones might create an illusion to the untrained eye that the screen is more high tech, but I favor color accuracy over wow
This is just another way to trivialize the results of a single test. Do keep in mind that, for example, if one phone has 2GB RAM and another has 4GB RAM, depending on the size (memory requirements) of a particular app(s) RAM size may not be a factor in performance. However, "ask" the two phones to load an app that needs 3GB RAM and the winner will be obvious. In most cases, though the developers may take care of this by saving/reading to/from storage but this comes with severe performance penalties.
If you want people to take you seriously then maybe try writing a list that isn't 80% BS next time.
I knew that Samsung phones aren't as fast as an iPhone, despite the 8-core CPU, 4 GB RAM etc. etc. But this was just pathetic to watch. The iPhone was finished with the second lap before the first one was even finished on the Galaxy Note 7. I mean.. what?!
But this just proves something that no other smartphone manufacturer has been able to do yet: making hardware and software work together in such a perfect way. Apple has incredible chip engineers. The A9-chip is so fast. Makes me think about how fast the A10-chip will be.
It was fun watching this. Now I've got some new proof to show the Fandroids in my class that the iPhone 6s is still much faster than a Samsung phone with over double the specs.
Before you rush to judgement, remember that iPhone has much lower resolution. This helps "performance" a lot even in the tests like this. BTW, I believe Note 7 allows users to set resolution different from the display's native resolution (just like computers do). It would be interesting to set iPhone's resolution and re-run the test.
Yes, embarrassing, not even full HD , excuse me HD plus lol, another marketing BS gimmick.
I suppose you think Blu rays are a gimmick and are no better than normal DVD 's?
You enjoy the rest of your day sir, it's been good chatting..
6S has a fine screen, but if you were to OBJECTIVELY look at it next to a phone like Note 7, you'd realize how much better modern screens are. Obviously Apple knows it too as they are gearing up to get rid of LCDs next year...
As to your spec comment, this is precisely what Samsung DIDN'T do - they left the CPU/GPU/RAM same as S7 and many other flagship Android phones. They actually went down from 16 to 12 megapixels on the camera, but improved the optics. Modern phones are fast enough these days. No, what they DID do is make the Note 7 significantly smaller than 6S Plus, yet have a bigger AND better screen.
This comment makes zero sense. The test shows that the Samsung of today can't keep up with the iPhone of yesterday. So in a way, Samsung loses.
Sounds like you want a Samsung S7 Edge.
Some of those items are factually incorrect, some show that you prioritize paper specs over actual usage, some seem to disregard any downsides and trade-offs of said features, and some of them are just useless. Moreover, that comment screams selection bias all over it.
I do agree with the non-IP69 though.
Do you remember Apple PR when they launched "retina" displays? I'd say they disagreed with you. Besides, in case of Note 7 high resolution is required for VR. Since Apple/iPhone don't have this feature, higher resolution is less critical. But iPhone users can't have VR experience.
You can't argue for both "normal users" and trot out the minute thing with SSH as an example.
I'm concerned that the expensive device that I use every single day is optimized in the best possible way with the software that runs it.
You have a good one, too.
I use both the iPhone 6S Plus and Samsung S7 Edge as my daily phones, to be honest in the real world I have not noticed any issues on the S7 Edge or it really hasn't hindered anything that I do with the phone. It runs smooth when I'm running split view, watching YouTube while browsing on the other.
The only issue I have with Android is that sometimes the apps are missing a few features than the iOS version but that's most likely down to the developers.
The only issue I have with Android is that sometimes the apps are missing a few features than the iOS version but that's most likely down to the developers.
Get back to work before your South Korean bosses realize you're playing on the internet.
That's what makes Apple uniquely Apple. They start with the desired end user experience in mind, then work backwards to see how that experience can be delivered using current technology. And the limitations of the iPhone 6S simply represent the compromises Apple took to maintain this desired experience.
You want lightning fast and smooth operation, longer battery life while keeping the form factor light and thin, the tradeoff is a lower res display. Compared to Samsung which crammed in the highest resolution screen they had, regardless of the impact on speed and performance.
Apple is banking on consumers trusting them on the compromises they have chosen to make compared to the rest of the competition. And their sales shows that enough people do appreciate their choice of compromises enough to buy them despite their high price tags.
That's all there is to it - some people preferring a company's choice of compromises over that of another company's.
Crazy to think that ONE A9 core is equivalent to TWO A7 cores!
Single-core is where it's all at. Users see the most benefit from single-core speeds, which is something Android refuses to acknowledge.
Single-core is where it's all at. Users see the most benefit from single-core speeds, which is something Android refuses to acknowledge.