Phone 4 vs 3GS: Speed Tests

[Michaelgtrusa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBzmY1qwy1c&playnext_from=TL&videos=yCHa6NssfAo&feature=sub

 

[MBHockey]

I really thought the 4 would have been significantly faster than the 3GS. Looks like it was a bigger speed increase going from a 3G to a 3GS than 3GS to a 4.

 

[beamer8912]

I really thought the 4 would have been significantly faster than the 3GS. Looks like it was a bigger speed increase going from a 3G to a 3GS than 3GS to a 4.

Isn't that kind of obvious?

Which is more noticable:

4 seconds vs 2 seconds or
2 seconds vs 1 second

By ratio they're the same about in speed increase, but different by net difference. As technology advances the net differences will decrease.

edit: after watching it, the iPhone 4 is still very noticeably faster (and doesn't crash when attempting to play Assassin's Creed)

 

[nfl46]

Thanks for the video. Not bad. Well the 3GS was known for its speed but the iPhone 4 was faster.

 

[Eric-PTEK]

I did a few Speed tests. Mostly I get about 500kbps faster on the iPhone 4 but upload is 5x as fast.

I did this test from home, in a rural area with 3G, so not a lot of usage....was pretty surprised by the results. In more populated area's I get around 1200-1400kbps.

 

[Eric-PTEK]

Oops wrong post

 

[Zaft]

The 3GS was already fast, so the differences will always get smaller.
It would be like comparing a dual core cpu to a qaud core. Both are fast and will open apps at roughly the same speed.

The increased power is more apparent in very cpu intensive apps like games.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Some of the results were surprising. Not certain if their was a wifi conflict.

 

[barefeats]

I ran SunSpider Javascript Benchmark, Geekbench 2 for iPhone, and FPS Benchmark. The iPhone 4 was 27%, 34%, and 14% faster than the 3GS respectively.

 

[MBHockey]

Isn't that kind of obvious?

Which is more noticable:

4 seconds vs 2 seconds or
2 seconds vs 1 second

By ratio they're the same about in speed increase, but different by net difference. As technology advances the net differences will decrease.

edit: after watching it, the iPhone 4 is still very noticeably faster (and doesn't crash when attempting to play Assassin's Creed)

Nice job on contradicting yourself?