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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  • Nathillien
  • KT7
  • 13 Sep 2014

Auch this really hurts
What a bummer

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    • Toufiq
    • X{X
    • 13 Sep 2014

    It actually does not matter what the benchmark score if a cell perform well. In performance BASES IOS is perfect but If you count features of ios then.....
    On the other hand if you own a good android phone like htc one, nexus 5 (don't like sumsang) etc then performance is also not a issue (believe me I have a htc one and my wife have a nexus 5 we never face a single issue) and when you add android features with it then it's far ahead then ios/iPhone..

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      • Mel
      • k2p
      • 13 Sep 2014

      Hello!

      I am very knowledgeable about technology, new gadgets and developments in software...Yes, indeed "behind the curve" you say - however, I always ask - does the teenager who needs a phone care about this? Does the average user using social media worry about minute differences in processor performance? My grandparents who are glad to share videos/chat on the go, does this small detail matter to them. Does the parent who buys their child an iphone so as to keep in touch during the day bothered by the iphone 6 GPU stats? Is the couple in a relationship who needs to text/call each other during the day concerned about the GPU of the iphone 6 or S5 or LG G3? Does the employer who needs to communicate with the employees via mobile upset that the iphoe 6 GPU lags behing an andriod phone GPU?

      The answer to all these questions is absolutely NOT.

      Sometimes many gadget enthusiast/reviewers over-stress important facts but forget that these facts are negligible and irrelevant to the average user of the product, as is the case here with the iphone 6 GPU

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        • AnonD-255443
        • 494
        • 13 Sep 2014

        Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014Ok... I feel obliged to explain how and why android is &quo... moreDalvik is gone in Android L.

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          • GrGr
          • K1K
          • 13 Sep 2014

          Like I give a d@mn? no matter how sh!t it is, Im gonna buy it anyway, because its Apple!

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            • AnonD-255443
            • 494
            • 13 Sep 2014

            Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014No, their not saying that, they are saying the 6 is just sl... moreAnd, BTW, in the bench they're talking about in this article, the S5 did beat the iPhone 6. So did some Snapdragon 800 devices from last year.

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              • AnonD-255443
              • 494
              • 13 Sep 2014

              Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014No, their not saying that, they are saying the 6 is just sl... moreNot in Antutu or Geekbench.

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                • AnonD-255443
                • 494
                • 13 Sep 2014

                AnonD-87800, 13 Sep 2014Are you sure? It's probably the reason why my friend threw... moreMy friend just got an S5. No lag.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • rJ1
                  • 13 Sep 2014

                  To All IPhone Haters... I too hate iphones to the core... Yesterday's mobile in tomorrows price... But still I love the apple market themselves and create a brand value to sell thousands.. My friend sold off her new Xperia Z for peanuts and purchased the IPhone 5s for about 900USD in India... Obviously she regrets thr decision now, but thats how apple potentially targets its customers..

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                    • AnonD-87800
                    • NUV
                    • 13 Sep 2014

                    moan, 12 Sep 2014my iphone 5s has a Dual-core 1.3 Ghz Processor and 1gig of ... moreAre you sure? It's probably the reason why my friend threw his laggy iPhone 5S with terrible battery life in a fit of anger.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • iie
                      • 13 Sep 2014

                      Very sly company.

                      Now wonder they did not reveal the clock speeds of the A8 and ram in their iphone 6 models.
                      The writing is on the wall.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vC@
                        • 13 Sep 2014

                        maddie, 13 Sep 2014True. It's a matter of individual choice, a good example ar... moreWhy bash apple? Because of their disgusting business behavior

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                          • Anonymous
                          • NIq
                          • 13 Sep 2014

                          The benchmark result makes no sense. The X Suite App might need to be recompiled to recognize the new hardware. I guess we'll have to wait for iOS8 retest to make sure the GPU is enabled properly.

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                            • AnonD-306604
                            • LFA
                            • 13 Sep 2014

                            Every time the apps needs more hardwared, I think 1 gb of ram is not enought for Iphone 6, the desing is amazing but the hardwared not. Please some tell me why 1 gb of ram?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • QYn
                              • 13 Sep 2014

                              AnonD-305503, 13 Sep 2014So what your saying is my Almost 6 Month Old S5 Is faster t... moreNo, their not saying that, they are saying the 6 is just slightly faster then the 5s. IN other words ammunition for slamming apple.

                              btw, 5s defeated the s5 in speed tests. the 5s which 6 months newer then the 5s, defeated a newer phone in speed test. Take that to the bank.

                              kindly youtube "5s vs s5 speed test"

                              owned!

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                                • AnonD-305503
                                • C{n
                                • 13 Sep 2014

                                So what your saying is my Almost 6 Month Old S5 Is faster than the New iPhone that was released 3 days ago... And that The Big Hype about the new GPU Was over a 4% increase, good job apple making garbage

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                                  • AnonD-297319
                                  • EKj
                                  • 13 Sep 2014

                                  Anonymous, 12 Sep 2014You shouldn't pretend to have knowledge and boast claims on... more"Don't let the name fool you"

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • jKr
                                    • 13 Sep 2014

                                    ifan are so scared at criticizing apple and demand what they are not getting(HTC did the same, fans turn their back on them).





                                    Its so hypocritical that many ifans went for the plus model after so many year at believing its not so important.

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                                      • maddie
                                      • uS{
                                      • 13 Sep 2014

                                      AnonD-240390, 13 Sep 2014He may be but I m not.... I hv 5c and Huawei honor 3c. Stil... moreTrue. It's a matter of individual choice, a good example are maseratis there not fast but very expensive. R35 in the other hand is a little cheaper but faster than maserati's or if you want way expensive car lamborghinis and ferraris these are very expensive cars but people buy it. Apple has a different market pie/ share of consumers always than androids. Why bash apples? I'm android user I don't anything gain to me on bash with them so what's is the real catch of this never ending argument right?

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                                        • xtreme23
                                        • kb6
                                        • 13 Sep 2014

                                        How can the iphone 5.5 manage the extra pixels? I think it can manage very well, since, i think they forgot the ipad air have a 2048x1536 pixels with A7 @ 1.40 GHz also. So, that comment is pointless.