iPhone 13 first benchmarks reveal Android-killing performance

iPhone xiii showtime benchmarks reveal Android-killing performance

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Early benchmarks of the iPhone 13's A15 Bionic chip have shown once again that Apple'due south telephone has the operation to crush the silicon in even the all-time Android phones.

New details claimed past Ice Universe and MacRumors reveal 2 interesting things about Apple tree's new silicon. Firstly, that it's still the nigh powerful mobile chip around, according to Geekbench 5 results tallied up against the benchmarks nosotros have for Android phones using the Snapdragon 888. Secondly, that Apple's managed to do this without irresolute the corporeality of RAM it's phones have.

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According to the Geekbench Browser screenshots provided by Ice Universe, the iPhone 13 scored 1,734 in the single-core exam and 4,818 in the multi-cadre test in Geekbench 5.

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Compared to the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which scored 1,603 and four,111, it's a modest comeback over the year-one-time scrap. Android phones fall further backside though. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra managed a paltry 1,123 and 3,440 by comparison, with its Snapdragon 888 scrap.

This is to be expected as Apple's in-house designed A-series chips have long beaten those from the likes of Qualcomm and Samsung'south Exynos line in, in criterion results at least. In practical terms, such performance has meant iPhones accept pretty much always felt super-polish to use in a variety of tasks, even though some of their specs expect wreaker compared to Android phones.

This could change with the Samsung Galaxy S22 though. Recent leaked benchmarks show the in-development Exynos 2200 chip that will exist plant in Samsung'southward next flagship phone scored incredibly high on graphical benchmark tests. Whether this translates to the final product and beyond all use cases remains to exist seen. But it looks as if Apple'southward A15 chip volition provide some tough contest.

An interesting tidbit relating to the A15's performance is that Apple hasn't upped the RAM in the iPhone 13 serial. Apple never publicly states how much RAM it uses in its phones, only fortunately this information was found within the Xcode 13 beta by MacRumors.

String within Xcode revealed that merely like the iPhone 12 series, the base of operations iPhone xiii and iPhone 13 mini use 4GB RAM, while the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone xiii Pro Max utilise 6GB RAM. These are fairly small amounts of retentivity compared to the common 12GB RAM modules found in Android flagships. But as the benchmarks show, Apple conspicuously doesn't demand the RAM to provide screaming performance.

The iPhone 13 range goes up for pre-orders tomorrow — check out our best iPhone thirteen pre-order deals — with the phones hit store shelves on Friday September 24. We've withal to accomplish a verdict on the range of iv phones, only chances are they're going to earn a place on our all-time phones listing based on how much we loved the iPhone 12 line. That'due south unless the Google Pixel 6 comes along and manages mix things up.

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Richard is a Tom'due south Guide staff writer based in London, roofing news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he'due south likely thinking nearly how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.