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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Benchmarks Nearly Twice as Fast as iPhone 5
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Im surprised that people put this much stock in geekbench. I believe geekbench places heavy emphasis on RAM, a component apple is known to be very limiting on due to battery life issues. Because of this, apple tailors their OS to utilize less RAM. Does this make apple less powerful? debatable. The only benchmarks people should care about are application specific ones.
Comparing different mobile phones to some random benchmark is like comparing two electric toothbrushes to see which one moves faster instead of which one cleans your teeth better
Comparing different mobile phones to some random benchmark is like comparing two electric toothbrushes to see which one moves faster instead of which one cleans your teeth better
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The conclusion I draw is that android is a bad os that requires a powerful chip. Technology in chips have reached a point that android is pretty good but still laggy. That is why S4 needs 4 to 8 cores to run somewhat smooth. I won't be suprised if the next iPhone is still dual core. iOS is the best os out there.
Android is as smooth as silk? If by silk you mean sand paper ! Then yes . Very very smooth , so smooth I can use an android to leave a nice finish on this wood chair I'm building......
Android lag is apparently the new BSOD of the mobile generation. As in it's something you barely see anymore, but people keep bringing it up over and over and over again.
Benchmarks. A petty attempt to quantify the value of a device's performance. Numbers are meaningless. Only the user experience matters. Android has been demonstrating the lack of direct correlation between processing power and device performance since its inception.
Android is going away by Tizen, since Samsung is basically the only android oem making profit. Samsung is forking android to create Tizen, I think.
I don't know about you, but I'm fine with Apple pulling a Samsung and releasing the same phone and making it 2.5x faster. That way they can't say "Oh, our phone is SO MUCH FASTER than the iPhone." Possibly release it before the ads come out.
Yeah. Who cares what the scores are? The iPhone is still better!
Yeah. who cares what the scores are! iPhones are still better!
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Problem is geekbench is saying samsung s4 has higher horsepower and torque, but the iphone may still be the faster car
I can almost hear the collective cry of "Wah Wah!!! specs and benchmarks are meaningless!!"
If the next iPhone comes out with higher specs and benchmarks watch this change in an instant.
If the next iPhone comes out with higher specs and benchmarks watch this change in an instant.
Not quite the same phone though, bigger screen in a tad smaller housing, 1080p (44? Ppi!!). Love the small bezel.
What are people doing on their phones where they need that kind of power...and more importantly, how much juice will that chip suck?
I must admit that iPhone 5 feels a lot faster than the 4, which is great, but there comes a point where it's so fast any further increases will be barely perceptible if at all.
I must admit that iPhone 5 feels a lot faster than the 4, which is great, but there comes a point where it's so fast any further increases will be barely perceptible if at all.
I agree. In fact, one of the reasons I like getting a new iPhone (every other year) is that it will be just like the previous model that I currently use...but better! I will greatly appreciate the new/better iPhone (better screen, better camera, larger storage space, faster speed) but I won't be lost. I'll be able to use it right away!
Samsung's about the only Android manufacturer doing any heavy advertising, too. Like take the new HTC One. To me, it's a better phone than the S4, but it won't sell nearly as well, because no one but a few tech geeks have heard about it. Google needs to work with their partners a little more, and do something to spread the word a bit better than they have been if they want to take on Samsung and Apple both.
Plus, I believe Tizen is more an interesting side project than an actual direct threat to anyone. Without the selection of apps or direct access to any of Google's services, Android by itself is a bit of a dead duck. It's an OS without anything to use on it, which is the situation Tizen would find itself in starting out.
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iPhones are the best! Have you seen the newest benchmarks?
What? The S4 benches better? Like numbers matter! It's all about the user experience! OLOL!
LOL people make me laugh Especially the hard core apple fan boys. I have owned the gs3 and the note 2 and there performance on day to day use was amazing I had no issues. Now I currently have another iPhone 5 and don't get me wrong I am not bias I love all os's and technology but guys its time to put the big pants on and admit it that Samsung and Htc are putting out amazing phones and android is on pair with iOS now in the smoothness department, and to the people that say iOS is perfect and don't lag BS my Facebook app locks up and freezes on pictures n it crashes on the daily "after a restore too" and get a decent amount of lag when I am texting to fast and get a notification so simple things like that I don't have on android and yes I am getting a GS4 and a GS4 with cyanogen mod or aokp I can bet my iPhone 5 that it would be quicker then anything apple puts out. Apple fan boys its time to face the facts and realize that android is pushing hard and moving the ball forward. Great example is the gs3 it came out with ics which was the smoothest android ever been and was the game changer of 2012 N knocked apple off its high point and btw battery life on the note 2 destroys the iPhone 5 note 2 is a quad core phone with a 5.5 inch display so I am pretty sure the s4 will hold its own weight
...And how long you last. What sort of battery life does this performance yield?
Beat me to it, same phone bump in speed... amazing. Yet Apple does it and they are now stale.. ugh.
Yeah they're phones are great because they compare to the iphone . They keep trying to make an iphone killer .... Apple is
Not making Samsung killers lol
Your joking ?? Apparently u didn't see the keynote of the iPad mini when they was bashing the nexus 7 or when Steve use to bash the competitors numbers on every opening in each key note