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iPhone X Beats Samsung Galaxy S9 in Benchmarking Tests
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To some extent, does it? How fast does a phone need to be? At what point can an iPhone do something that an android can't merely because the iPhone is faster? A Core i5 PC can do everything a Core i7 can do. People get wrapped up in synthetic benchmarks. Everything is so fast now, that does it really matter that both the iPhone X and the S9 are faster than anything you could possibly need? So, really, performance doesn't matter anymore. If longer bar graphs are important to you, Apple will happily charge you $300 more than Samsung for those longer bars.
There is probably a lot of truth in this. I played with a iPX for a long time during a pacific flight. I was surprised that the UI didn’t really feel significantly more fluid than my older iP6S+ and when scrolling through through some WhatsApp chats, my god, was that thing laggy.
WhatsApp doesn't need powerful CPU to run. So it may be WhatsApp's problem.
Those were the same comments on Apple fan sites not too long ago.
Good to see some numbers, giving support to what we all know.
iPhone X is the best phone ever produced.
iPhone X is the best phone ever produced.
That is most certainly true. But what good are some benchmarks and incredibly powerful CPUs, when basic apps won’t perform any differently? Without any artificial slowdowns, my older iPhone felt the same in running basic apps: safari, Mail, iMessages, WhatsApp, even the camera app, etc, when i compared it to the iPX.
Benchmarks may not always be indicative of real-world performance, but I can tell you that my iPhone X is always lightning fast and smooth as silk. I don’t have to wait for anything. Based on that plus these benchmarks, I’d say Apple’s silicon design group continues to amaze and maintain a huge advantage over the competition. Can’t wait to see what the A12 brings.
ha! and that android phone even go slower day by day used.
Like you I got an iPhone 7 (2 in fact for my girls). Best iPhone bang for the buck in my opinion. Unlike you, I have an S7. I do not like the edge. The S7 is probably my last Sammy until the design language changes. Too bad iOS is so restrictive. The hardware is pretty damn good.
iOS 11 is a bug. For some reason when I turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth in my control panel, it’s still ”on.”
RTFM
Wait till the iPhone X 2 comes out, and the corresponding new iOS major update comes for your phone... then look at my profile pic lol.
Who cares?
Neither the S9 or X/X2 are going to be slow. They’re both going to be fine to use for years to come with a detour to battery replacement land.
Neither the S9 or X/X2 are going to be slow. They’re both going to be fine to use for years to come with a detour to battery replacement land.
What are you even talking about?
Oh sure like everyone is going to encode 4k video and compare their phones performance instead of using their social apps like 99% of users.
I was an apple user before it was cool, and will always be one....however, i have to say the Samsung S9 does have a cleaner look. I think Apple could have done a better design job to seemlessly integrate the front cameras into the device. Aesthetically, Not a fan of the notch. Samsung beat Apple in that one key area which Apple usually excells at. Having said that, i'd never get a Samsung.
You even get a message that tells you. But you know...reading is hard for some.
So let me get this straight. Samsung designs the Exynos chipset, and puts them in their phones, that they made.....YOURE saying that it’s their own fault if the SOC preforms badly. You also state that if we tried that SOC in another phone it could perform better...?
THAT MAKES ZERO SENSE SORRY NOT SORRY
There has to be a reason beyond the chip having problems. It has to be anything else to some people.
The difference is with the iPhone you have the option of running powerful Apps. Many users won’t, but those that do will find them performing superior to any Android device on the planet. And I used rendering video as an example. Other Apps that actually have to do work (like editing photos) the iPhone wins.
By 10% which most users wont need anyway. People use their phones for media comsumption and social apps, if you want to encode do it on a PC.