iPhone 6 A8 GPU benchmark suggests it's behind the curve

12 September, 2014
The phone scores just marginally better than the iPhone 5s with the A8 GPU having little to brag about.

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AnonD-306773, 13 Sep 2014i still dont see the lag you are talking about... maybe u h... moreSo you need numbers to see lag? I got you covered, everything under 30fps is not smooth.

http://youtu.be/lqkun-yZ9fo maybe you see the difference now? Or do you think that game runs with same fps the whole video?

    AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much... moreThe Galaxy Alpha has a powerful processor for its resolution. Yes, it is not as powerful as the one in a Note4 for example, but enough to top the benchmark charts. It was the first in most charts. What are you talking about? Also, how do you know it is laggy, fanboy? It has just been released yesterday in the UK. Have you already tested it? He was right, of course the iPhone had better scores with that under-HD resolution. The GPU had less pixels to control. Now, with ”all” their ”improvements” in the A8, with over HD resolution it simply is much under a 7 month-old phone, the S5. Imagine it compared with the Note4. No, wait, imagine the Plus compared with the Note4. With FullHD it will simply suck if its processor is the same as this one^.

      So, Apple is giving up even on GPU performance, the only plus it had over the others in terms of performance?

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        • 13 Sep 2014

        AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"but most android flagships can easily beat the iPhone... moreLol. You have obviously never used an iphone 5 or 5s.
        They lag mad crazy at time and the app crashes lead the charts

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          • 13 Sep 2014

          AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much... moreSorry. Not...and as compared to what? The laggy and world leading app crashes of ios?

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            • 13 Sep 2014

            Mel, 13 Sep 2014Hello! I am very knowledgeable about technology, new gad... moreWhy would you fork out so much money on something that you will not even use to full potential???

            I rest my case..

            Ps. Itz your money...

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              • 13 Sep 2014

              Anonym, 13 Sep 20141) That has nothing to do with interface lag, thats lower/h... moreI totally agree with you that android devices don't "FLY" like its nemesis is. But people are still buying these flightless birds since Apple doesn't provide any cheaper alternatives. Now, I believe that everybody should choose based on their preferences but it became a sad thing when they religiously believe the "larger incompatible wings" are more important than the flight experience itself. Even sadder is when they think they're the smarter ones.

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                • 13 Sep 2014

                Anonymous, 12 Sep 2014yo android fan boys, if a sd card slot is that important to... morebe sure to remember what you said today.

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                  • 13 Sep 2014

                  AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much... moreMaybe if you realized that an HD ready screen still has more pixels than the *NOT* HD iPhone screen

                  - and -

                  adding to that selecting the extreme high detail settings on Android (which can also run on a PC with a full fledged GPU) is far from being a fair comparison.

                  You would quickly realize not just how biased those comparisons are but also how dumb the poster of those videos thinks you are.

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                    • 13 Sep 2014

                    RIP Apple! Keep your iCrap

                    Posted from my Samsung Note 3!

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                      • 13 Sep 2014

                      AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much... morei still dont see the lag you are talking about... maybe u have a 120Hz eye.

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                        • 13 Sep 2014

                        Anonym, 13 Sep 20141) That has nothing to do with interface lag, thats lower/h... more"No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much less work to do! Lower the droids resolution to the same of the iPhone and they WILL absolutely fly!"

                        Samsung did that, unluckily for you here is galaxy alpha http://youtu.be/3_48V8YQvI4 nope not flying, still laggy, whats your excuse now? :D

                        By the way im not sure if its good thing that you admit that android devices have underpowered GPU to handle its screen resolution :) we all know that but saying it loud, not good.

                        Lets see next week how iPhone 6 handle these ;) i bet its buttery smooth like everything.

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                          AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014How can you then talk about performance if you cant even no... moredont forget the fact that android is a much more open ecosystem (no resource dictatorship) and all those devices have HD screens.. achieving that kind of performance with these traits is no small thing.

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                            • 13 Sep 2014

                            AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"but most android flagships can easily beat the iPhone... more1) That has nothing to do with interface lag, thats lower/higher fps.

                            2) You are comparing phones which sport Full HD screens (Androids) vs a phone whose screen isn't even (technically) HD.
                            No wonder it can achieve better fps, the GPU has much less work to do! Lower the droids resolution to the same of the iPhone and they WILL absolutely fly!

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                              AnonD-306773, 13 Sep 2014i dont see any difference... maybe someone who owns any of ... moreHow can you then talk about performance if you cant even notice obvious difference? :D

                              Maybe you should just then look this video and listen what this guy says about the performance if you really cant see how big the difference is with s5 and 5s http://youtu.be/SF0TGLQhqN4

                              Finally android users can get that kind of performance from bigger screen by buying iPhone 6, good for them, i dont think they want to play those laggy games anymore.

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                                AnonD-306773, 13 Sep 2014i dont see any difference... maybe someone who owns any of ... morewhat really change me is the way BB10 do. They are definitely faster in terms of daily use. The gesture base style is just faster than back click of what android and IOS do but blackberry 10 is still young.

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                                  AnonD-306773, 13 Sep 2014i dont see any difference... maybe someone who owns any of ... moreIn reality use? nah, there both the same you can't even see the difference what android are rich in is customization widgets.

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                                    AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"but most android flagships can easily beat the iPhone... morei dont see any difference... maybe someone who owns any of these phones can clarify..

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                                      AnonD-306773, 13 Sep 2014i didnt say u did.. the previous comments from others were ... morei see my bad mate. They have there own market that's it, will be waiting for the S6 replacement for my note 3 and as of my 5s changing to iPhone 6. I'm a neutral on both sides.

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                                        • 13 Sep 2014

                                        After seeing iPhone 6 launch, two of my project team members decided to switch to android, one uses iPhone 5, one uses wp, hm... interesting