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iPhone XS, XS Max Are World's Fastest Phones (Again) (tomsguide.com) 130

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According to "several real-world tests and synthetic benchmarks," the new iPhone XS and XS Max, equipped with the world's first 7-nanometer A12 Bionic processor, are the world's fastest smartphones, reports Tom's Guide. They even significantly outperform Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 chip. From the report: Geekbench 4 is a benchmark that measures overall performance, and no other phone comes close to Apple's new handsets on this test. The iPhone Xs notched 11,420, and the iPhone Xs Max hit 11,515. The older iPhone X scored 10,357, so that's about an 11 percent improvement. There's a lot more distance between the new iPhones and Android flagships. The fastest Android phone around, the OnePlus 6, scored 9,088 on Geekbench 4 with its 8GB of RAM, while the Galaxy Note 9 reached 8,876.

To test real-world performance, we use the Adobe Premiere Clips app to transcode a 2-minute 4K video to 1080p. The iPhone X was miles ahead last year with a time of just 42 seconds. This time around, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max knocked it down further to 39 seconds. The Galaxy S9+ took 2 minutes and 32 seconds to complete the task, and that's the fastest we've seen from an Android phone. The OnePlus 6 finished in 3:45, and the LG G7 ThinQ took 3:16. One good way to measure real-world performance is to see how long it takes for a phone to load demanding apps. Because the phones have the same processor for this round, we just used the iPhone Xs Max and put it up against the iPhone X and the Galaxy Note 9. The iPhone XS Max was faster every time, including a 15-second victory in Fortnite over the Note 9 and 3-second win in Asphalt 9. The phones were closer in Pokemon Go but the iPhone XS Max still came out on top. The new iPhones did lag behind the competition in the 3DMark Slingshot Extreme test, which measures graphics performance by evaluating everything from rendering to volumetric lighting. The iPhone XS Max and iPhone X received scores of 4,244 and 4,339, respectively, while the OnePlus 6 received a score of 5,124.

As for the GFXBench 5 test, the iPhone XS Max achieved 1,604.7 frames on the Aztec Ruins portion of the test, and 1,744.44 frames in the Car Chase test," reports Tom's Guide. "The Note 9 was far behind at 851.7 and 1,103 frames, respectively. However, the Galaxy S9+ edged past the iPhone XS Max on this test."
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  • yeah sure... I bet those are even faster than an i5.... ofc on geekbench.
    " real-world performance, we use the Adobe Premiere Clips app to transcode a 2-minute 4K video to 1080p"
    real world performance... all Instagram thotts buy iphones just to transcode clips.

    • Re:geekbench (Score:5, Informative)

      by omnichad ( 1198475 ) on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:43PM (#57338170) Homepage

      I think someone needs to transcode your comment. It doesn't appear to be in a parseable format.

    • What's more impressive than speed is having that speed without much difference in battery life and having a larger screen size to boot.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by seinman ( 463076 )
      When thots post Instagram videos, they are transcoded before being uploaded. So yeah, that's a real-world performance example.

  • Of course it's going to be the fastest!

  • Notched (Score:5, Funny)

    by mentil ( 1748130 ) on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:23PM (#57338032)

    The iPhone Xs notched 11,420

    I see what you did there.

  • WooooHooo? (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Ol Olsoc ( 1175323 ) on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:28PM (#57338070)
    As a confirmed iPhone user, am I supposed to actually give a damn about what smartphone is fastest?

    Brings to mind Frank DeFord's book, "The World's tallest Midget".

    It's a friggin Phone for crissakes.

    • It's a friggin Phone for crissakes.

      If that's what you think then you paid about $800 too much for your phone.

      • It's a friggin Phone for crissakes.

        If that's what you think then you paid about $800 too much for your phone.

        I'm trying to imagine exactly what the OmygawdI'vegottheworld'sfastestsmartphone!!!!! Is going to do for me.

        Can you tell me what actual thing it is going to do better?

        You get a free pass if your hobby is benchmarking. Well, a snicker too. But other than beating other phones in benchmarking, maybe Candy Crush runs faster. But I don't play Candy Crush.

        • You keep calling it a phone. It should come to no surprise to anyone that you wouldn't know what to do with a modern device.

          • You keep calling it a phone. It should come to no surprise to anyone that you wouldn't know what to do with a modern device.

            The best Smartphone is a lot more a phone than a computer. Are you going to code or edit images, or create videos professionally on your smartphone?

            Yeah, you can make phone calls, you can send texts, you can play simple games on it. You can do a little crappy web surfing on it.

            Oh - and you can tether a real computer onto it so you can actually do something.

            • Are you going to code or edit images

              Err yes. One of my gripes is that my smartphone is slow to open 50mpxl images in Lightroom. I know seveal photographers who use their pocket computers as part of their arsenal in photoshoots. My phone is also a bit slow at playing back videos larger than 5K. It could be a bit better for streaming and gaming. When I edit videos for uploading on Instagram it could be a damn site faster. And as it's a work pocket computer and I have actual problems with accessing the schedule for the task I'm doing at the mome

              • You lack imagination if you're using it as a phone. And with your lack of imagination you are better off not spending money on something fast. In other news I don't run 100 VMs on my computer so no one cares about Threadripper or Core i9s right? Right?

                Yeah, using tools made for the job is lacking imagination. I'm trying to imagine the prime professional work of a professional using a smartphone for photography.

                Next up you are going to tell me that a smartphone cameras are the equal of a good DSLR. I can and have used a smartphone camera instead of my Nikon DSLR. But then again, I have used Diana cameras - I'm planning a project of mating a imaging chip on the back of one.

                But using a smartphone cam or a Diana can be creative because it creates limita

                • Yeah, using tools made for the job is lacking imagination. I'm trying to imagine the prime professional work of a professional using a smartphone for photography.

                  What other quick auto preview monitor that can apply the predefined functions of your fancy macbook would your recommend for said professional for sub $1000 (or more accurately sub $600 since a halfway decent phone costs money too)? Do you lug around yet another piece of special purpose kit when instead you can achieve the job you require on something that multi-tasks? To be clear I didn't say I know anyone who uses *the camera* in their smartphone in a photoshoot. That would be outright silly.

                  Next up you are going to tell me that a smartphone cameras are the equal of a good DSLR.

                  Of course! In

                  • Yeah, using tools made for the job is lacking imagination. I'm trying to imagine the prime professional work of a professional using a smartphone for photography.

                    What other quick auto preview monitor that can apply the predefined functions of your fancy macbook would your recommend for said professional for sub $1000 (or more accurately sub $600 since a halfway decent phone costs money too)? Do you lug around yet another piece of special purpose kit when instead you can achieve the job you require on something that multi-tasks?

                    Yes. If I make imagery, I certainly wouldn't preview them on a smartphone - nor would I ever re-hire someone who did. Hell man - travel and scene setup is expensive, and especially if you are going for print medium, you simply are not going to see it on a smartphone.

                    I lug around whatever equipment I have to to do a proper job. Yes, I take a laptop - which is marginal for the purpose. Editing is performed on a desktop with a good calibrated monitor.

                    That is true - you didn't Some people have tried to argue

                    • Yes. If I make imagery, I certainly wouldn't preview them on a smartphone

                      I know a 2" screen on the back of a camera is much better.

                      nor would I ever re-hire someone who did

                      I also apply stupid criteria to my hiring decisions! Like I don't hire photographers who don't own a backpack with compartments. Because let's face it, their method is far more important than the work they would produce.

                      Hell man - travel and scene setup is expensive, and especially if you are going for print medium, you simply are not going to see it on a smartphone.

                      Really? Personally my own most expensive commissioned work cost me $4.30 (two metro fares) and 20min. But yay let's generalise.

                      I lug around whatever equipment I have to to do a proper job.

                      Yeah so does everyone.

                      Editing is performed on a desktop with a good calibrated monitor.

                      Of course it is. You'd be mad not to. However last time I returned from vacation I a

                    • Yes. If I make imagery, I certainly wouldn't preview them on a smartphone

                      I know a 2" screen on the back of a camera is much better.

                      That's one of the reasons to have the laptop along. As I said, it's marginal, but especially for location work, the best compromise.

                      nor would I ever re-hire someone who did

                      I also apply stupid criteria to my hiring decisions! Like I don't hire photographers who don't own a backpack with compartments. Because let's face it, their method is far more important than the work they would produce.

                      There are some yet to be broken laws of physics that smartphones have not surmounted yet. Like depth of field precise control, and the inherent characteristics of the shutters which on rotating things like tires or propellers is a dead giveaway. All of those scream "I shot this on a smartphone! I suppose if for some reason the work was supposed to look amateurish, then you want

                    • There are some yet to be broken laws of physics that smartphones have not surmounted yet.

                      I think before we continue this all needs to be re-read. I'm not sure why you think I said anyone was using a smartphone camera....

                      We're arguing past each other. 8^)

                      That much is now plainly clear :-)

                      But just to provide context on my last use: Photoshoot with a quality camera with the WiFi module. Galaxy Note used as a larger display, at least I thought it worked really well last time I did it like this. Galaxy Note used in airport lobby to cull initial 1000 photos down to something reasonable. Using the Lightroom mobile I did some minor cha

  • The catch with all previous Apple processors (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Utopia ( 149375 ) on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:37PM (#57338134)

    has been is that they are thermally constrained and achieve these remarkable results when its starts cold. As soon it heats up the processors starts throttling and doesn't do well compared to Qualcomm, Exynos etc.
    This is why it does well on Geekbench benchmarks but not so well in some of the other benchmarks.

    • has been is that they are thermally constrained and achieve these remarkable results when its starts cold. As soon it heats up the processors starts throttling and doesn't do well compared to Qualcomm, Exynos etc.
      This is why it does well on Geekbench benchmarks but not so well in some of the other benchmarks.

      Prove it, or STFU

      • Re: (Score:1)

        by Anonymous Coward

        BRB, spending $1200 to appease a slashdot commenter.

      • Re: (Score:3)

        by rtb61 ( 674572 )

        Yeah, it seems like thermal throttling is a real thing https://imgur.com/OThPVWb [imgur.com] pretty much across the board. Probably because without they would never achieve warranty as the devices would basically cook themselves to death.

        Need new power test, how long do the devices run at full output before slowing done and then beyond that dying, simply overheating to death or shutdown (probably shutdown, again to preserve warranty but wait why should warranty be protected if the device is shutting down and not worki

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by Megol ( 3135005 )

        STFU, or disprove it

        • STFU, or disprove it

          I didn't make the original "allegation", dumbass.

          • STFU, or disprove it

            I didn't make the original "allegation", dumbass.

            And you did nothing to refute it, dumberass. You can go around questioning everything in the world, but when people get annoyed at you because you have no evidence that doesn't make you right.

            • STFU, or disprove it

              I didn't make the original "allegation", dumbass.

              And you did nothing to refute it, dumberass. You can go around questioning everything in the world, but when people get annoyed at you because you have no evidence that doesn't make you right.

              Sorry. It doesn't work that way.

            • "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

              It is the person making the claim that has to provide the evidence.
              Expressing skepticism about someone's claim is not a claim itself, and requires no evidence.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )

      I suggested that Geekbench add a pre-heating function, but no sign of it yet.

  • The most recently announced flagship has the fastest processor. Because of moving to a new process node that all flagships will soon be shipping. And...?

    BTW, only 15% faster than Qualcomm 845 whereas TSMC says 7nm gives at least 20% speedup vs 10nm. [tsmc.com] So, lame.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Anonymous Coward

      The year-old iPhone X is second fastest. Maybe Android will catch it next year.

      • Re: (Score:2, Interesting)

        by Tough Love ( 215404 )

        Qualcomm 845 hammers iPhone X in GPU [anandtech.com] which means Qualcomm is faster for games. Probably beats the XS too, and the Qualcomm is almost a year older. Apple spent a bunch of transistors in the wrong place.

        • Qualcomm 845 hammers iPhone X in GPU which means Qualcomm is faster for games. Probably beats the XS too, and the Qualcomm is almost a year older. Apple spent a bunch of transistors in the wrong place.

          Well next time I plug my iphone into the tv set and drop a game disk into the slot I'll keep that in mind.

          Meanwhile I'll keep using my phone for things that aren't games...

          • OK, so you know that iPhone is inferior for games. And maybe you also know that Mobile Gaming Is Now Bigger than Console and PC Gaming Combined. [mobvista.com]

            • Not all video game genres are amenable to the sort of point-and-click play commonly associated with the input device that ships with every smartphone. Pressing one of more than two different virtual buttons at the side of the screen is an exercise in frustration, as if I'm focusing on the real-time action in the middle of the screen, I have no cues with which to align my thumbs over the buttons. I'm aware that physical controllers for phones exist, but let me know when a manufacturer of such controllers pub

              • Well yeah, I hate gaming on a phone just as much as you. But that doesn't change the fact, most games today are played on phones, and increasingly those are GPU intensive 3D games, not just plants vs zombies crap.

  • It would be an even faster phone if the voice of the person you were talking to was less garbled.

  • Benchmarks for iPhones always talk about "real world performance", but rarely factor in that software can't run at full-speed on an iPhone for very long before thermal management kicks in and throttles the speeds down. This fact alone makes comparisons to laptop and desktop CPUs virtually worthless.

    • Benchmarks for iPhones always talk about "real world performance", but rarely factor in that software can't run at full-speed on an iPhone for very long before thermal management kicks in and throttles the speeds down. This fact alone makes comparisons to laptop and desktop CPUs virtually worthless.

      Prove it.

      And, while you're at it; prove that Android phones don't do the same thing. Considering the voracious appetite for battery that the Qualcomm SoC crap demonstrates, I would imagine that thermal issues would be MUCH worse in those phones...

  • When will Apple switch OSX desktops and laptops to its ARM chips? I think they could give Intel a serious competition.

    • When will Apple switch OSX desktops and laptops to its ARM chips? I think they could give Intel a serious competition.

      Forget the laptops. I wanna see OSX on the phone with some sort of dock so I can drop a phone into it and use it as my main PC. Its honestly not that far off, these days, its just iOS would not be an ideal desktop os. But OSX with an iOS mode that could drop in and out of depending on docked, that'd be pretty awesome. I know ubuntu did some experiments to this effect, I'm just not sure anyon

  • iPhone XS Max 256GB is $2049 AUD. Oneplus 6 256GB is $1049 AUD.
  • Perhaps I'm just getting old but I've currently got a comparatively ancient iPhone 6S and I've never found it anything other than acceptably snappy in use.

    What applications are people putting their phones to where the extra speed of the newer iPhones (and Androids, for that matter) actually matters?

    • Web cruft, mostly... my 5S mostly performs adequately, but feels slow when browsing the internet and loading applications with advertisements, like Weather Channel (although that one has improved as of the most recent update). Installing an adblocker helped but ad heavy pages sometimes still load slowly from all the scripts even if the ads themselves don't load. For Netflix and email, yeah just about any phone will probably perform the same as a $50 Kindle. My wife has the 6S and it seems to be hanging i

    • Same here. My 6s is as snappy as the day I bought it. That's the main attraction to iOS for me, it's responsive like a device should be. I can count on it.

      It does what I want a smartphone to do: handle calls and texts, maybe run the odd game when I'm at the doctor's waiting room, and provide away-from-home Internet access once in a while; I don't need a toy pocket computer, I have a desktop and a laptop for serious computing at home.
      That said, I hate iTunes, and I think the iPhone is, ironically, a lousy

  • According to Apple fans, people don't buy phones based on specs or benchmarks. Or is that point only relevant when Apple isn't at the top of the list?
  • I haven't seen anything reported yet, so I'll ask: do the new Iphones come pre-cracked, or do you still have to wait two weeks until you have a broken screen? Faster is nice, we haven't seen any real progress from apple in a while.

  • ... are all they're selling because there's nothing new otherwise.

    Remember when Apple would launch a cool new feature (like MMS ... lol) with each phone generation? Now they launch percentages and benchmarks.

    Other than the necessity to keep reasonably current for support and updates, there's just no significant benefit to upgrading your phone these days. Apples presentation makes that crystal clear if you compare it to one for a few years back.

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