Apple iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro appear on AnTuTu, fail to impress

15 October 2020
The GPU of the A14 chipset is where the Apple devices fall short.

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  • 15 Oct 2020

Shiny Dave, 15 Oct 2020Weirdly low even in the comparisons that make sense (with i... more"Weirdly low even in the comparisons that make sense (with itself), was definitely anticipating higher."

Compare to earlier iPhone the number would be really big if GPU score was lot higher than it normally is with each generation. Now for some reason A14 GPU score is actually lower than 11 Pro. Which just shows AnTuTu fully doesn't support the A14 chip and the score will get better when AnTuTu is fully updated to support that 5nm chip.

Just for comparison geekbench had 72% increase in GPU performance compared to A13.

"Apple A14 GPU performance surpasses A12Z, 72% better than A13"

And yet with AnTuTu score was lower in GPU.

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    • Shiny Dave
    • mpm
    • 15 Oct 2020

    Weirdly low even in the comparisons that make sense (with itself), was definitely anticipating higher.

    Then again, it could easily be an issue at the benchmark end or simply reflect a less aggressive clock profile. If it's the latter than almost the entire benefits of 5nm have gone into battery life, and considering Apple go with smaller batteries that'd be a legitimately smart decision.

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      • 15 Oct 2020

      I think the performance is allocated differently, so what we are seeing is only the performance reserved by the OS for doing task at hand. As shown in the keynote, we can see that majority of the power/performance is reserved for machine learning and other stuff. Antutu will only calculate CPU and GPU performance as a whole, We are also on different OSes. Also Note that developers who create app for iOS, can maximize the potential of the app as there are only few iPhone models to develop for as compared to hoardes of Android phones using the same/different processors. So with all these in mind, I conclude that the score from Antutu cannot tell the full story. Only reviews coming out in the future can possibly show the difference.

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        • Anonymous
        • 0UX
        • 15 Oct 2020

        Well, with all that money spent on 5G, some cost reductions had to be made. LOL.

        Just get a proper phone: Android-powered. Especially for gaming, it's a no brainer.

          AnonD-955101, 15 Oct 2020What a comment section, all the stupidity, toxicity,trollin... morefinally, someone is really brave to say it to reality. I give you thumbs up for that.

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            • 15 Oct 2020

            Anonymous, 15 Oct 2020wanna bet money on that? I will say A14 will be faster than... moreThat's funny, so yes I agree it's the fastest processor, but by hie much. If I compare my daily driver usage am I notice the difference? I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and I will not even notice the difference on my daily usage. Benchmarks are not based on our usage, it's just some bunch of number... So I agree that the A14 is faster, but if I open any app, the SD 865+ will not take 5 minutes to open an app, same thing with the A14. So the fact saying the A14 is the fastest is just useless cause the difference between the A14 and other processors is just milliseconds... So does really worth saying that the A14 fastest one lol...

              Heocon, 15 Oct 2020If you have owned iphone and now you dont like it anymore, ... moreYou really opened my eyes, brother. I'll never say such things about her in the future. And I'll try to treat every phone equally, iOS or Android, and learn to love everyone and accept everything for what it is. Android or iPhone, we're all humans after all and must learn to co-exist with peace, putting aside our tech differences

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                • Anonymous
                • S9u
                • 15 Oct 2020

                hahahhahaha take 1000euros for 64GB and notch ,but at least theres no 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, no 120hz , Fast charging only 20W, only fast wireless charging 15W hahahaha. Nice phone for 200euros top. Slower than new xiaomi,huawei and samsung.

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                  • AnonD-955101
                  • MSE
                  • 15 Oct 2020

                  What a comment section, all the stupidity, toxicity,trolling and ignorance in one place.
                  Decade of tech development on both sides ios and android, each of them with strengths and unique software and hardware features. And still after a decade there are those so called tech fans talking a bunch of nonsense.
                  You fellas need to start chilling out and celebrate the choices you have and not being so spoiled. And dont forget, it is just a phone, not some world's biggest wonder.

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                    • 0xe
                    • 15 Oct 2020

                    what is antutu really gonna help me to do in my daily life ?
                    Please leave antutu alone lol, we need good phone and this is it.
                    antutu !!

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 15 Oct 2020

                      DragonNF, 15 Oct 2020this means that the new arm based macbooks maybe DOAThey'll have a special variant of the A series chips that'll be much faster than the ones in the iPhones like the ones they put in the iPad Pros.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 15 Oct 2020

                        Anonymous, 15 Oct 2020wanna bet money on that? I will say A14 will be faster than... moreDrop the fanboyism. Its black in white that it doesnt perform as good, same for predecessor hence why they wanted to sue Qualcomm for outperforming them and making a toy out of the competition. Its a nice device tbh but lets look how it is instead with apple or android goggles

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                          • Anonymous
                          • mT1
                          • 15 Oct 2020

                          Anonymous, 15 Oct 2020What new iPhones can do realtime it's quite safe to sa... morethat "up to" is the keyword
                          you see comparing to 865 maybe its only 5% but comparing to 660 maybe its 50%

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                            • 15 Oct 2020

                            Anonymous, 15 Oct 2020It's normal and expected. Apple focused on conserving ... moreThen how do Android phones give 5G, 50+ W fast charging, high refresh rate, great battery life, always on display, highest CPU speeds, all these features without any compromise for lesser price that iphones?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mT1
                              • 15 Oct 2020

                              SizN80, 15 Oct 2020You need to understand mate,the android kids don’t like act... moreso first you say you cant compare
                              but then you moan that iphone is higher on different benchmark

                              so if performs well its crushing android kids
                              if not you can compare it

                                OMG, OMG, what will happen to the iOS defenders here? So the so called SoC advantage is also nomore.....

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • mT1
                                  • 15 Oct 2020

                                  Facts, 15 Oct 2020Yep, AnTuTu themselves said it, they said iOS and Android r... moresure sure
                                  but when iphone,ipad post top scores they are most fastest on the market
                                  when android is better they cant compare :)

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 15 Oct 2020

                                    Anonymous, 15 Oct 2020Lmao ios users. Bet if the results skew in your favor, you&... more"Bet if the results skew in your favor,"

                                    Problem is that these results doesn't skew anyone favor because anTuTu scores can't compare with different platforms. Also these won't be final AnTuTu scores for those A14 devices, iPhone 12 GPU score was lower than what it was with 11 Pro. and the A14 GPU is up to 50% faster than A13. So it doesn't make any sense getting lower GPU score, except that AnTuTu currently doesn't fully support A14 5nm chip.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 15 Oct 2020

                                      It's normal and expected. Apple focused on conserving battery life this time with their 5nm process instead of increasing speed, because 5G eats a lot of battery. Also, there is simply no need for more speed at this point in time.

                                        Anyone even takes benchmark seriously?