iPhone 8 Obliterates Galaxy S8 in First Alleged Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware ^ | Apr 26, 2017, 5:12 AM | by MARK SPOONAUER

[Swordmaker]

Remember, this is not necessarily true, it is from rumored sources. . . but it is consistent with Apple's development cycles and jumps ahead in technology over the ARM processors available to other makers.

In fact, on standard bench marks the current Apple A10 dual core in the iPhone 7 plus has been beating the processor in the Samsung Galaxy S8 in everything except multicore geek bench mark speed tests, so it stands to reason that the newer A11 would beat it too and also beat it in the multicore.

[Jonty30]

I dont think it matters any more in any Rea sense. Phones are fast, period.

[Swordmaker]

Tom's Hardware reports that alleged geek bench scores for the new Apple A11 four core processor bests the Samsung Galaxy S8's Snapdragon 835 processor in Geek Benchmarks including multicore benchmarks. In fact, the A11's score of 8975 seems to out gun the Dell XPS laptop's Intel i7's score of 7915! If true, it means that Apple is bringing a very powerful processor to bear in the iPhone 8 this year. — PING!

Purported Apple A11 Processor
Benchmarks from Tom's Hardware
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[libh8er]

So Apple wins this round of penis measurement contest.

[Celtic Conservative]

(snort)

LOL!

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[Bikkuri]

And they are getting shorter ;^D

[Swordmaker]

So Apple wins this round of penis measurement contest.

Apple's processors have been consistently faster than the competition for the last six years. . . there's a lot to be said for designing your own. Apple was the "A" in ARM when it was founded.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Why would anyone buy a telephone for $1000? Crazy.

[zeebee]

Maybe because it’s a whole lot more than a telephone...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#7: "Apple was the "A" in ARM when it was founded."

Interesting. But are you sure? There are several versions of that story. Wikipedia says that it originally meant Acorn RISC Machine, and later Advanced RISC Machine. Whatever. I'd like to see a tricked out desktop motherboard running ARM … just 'cause.

[Enlightened1]

It’s not just a phone. It’s a portable computer in your hand.

[BestPresidentEver]

ARM is now a viable desktop option. Not sure if there is market for it though. But what about the server market? Isn’t heat more important to them?

[867V309]

For instance, YouTuber PhoneBuff found that the iPhone 7 took 1 minute and 16 seconds to load 16 apps, versus 1:24 for the Galaxy S8.

good grief whatta bucha crap

[doorgunner69]

Phones are fast, period.

As long as it makes and takes calls, what else matters?

Oh, I forget, this is the social networking generation.............

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I am reading tbis post on a Samsung S8.....i cannot read it any faster even with am Iphone running a quadrunner 4 processor with WD40 slicktime realplayer whateverness.....

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Because it is my computer thay I can make phone calls from.... not my phone.

I have not used my personal desktop in about 3 yrs.

[cynwoody]

Apple was the "A" in ARM when it was founded.

The A originally stood for Acorn. Later, it stood for Advanced, as in Advanced RISC Machine.

As far as I know, the A has never stood for Apple, although Apple has been working with ARM since the eighties.

[RedWulf]

> Apple’s processors have been consistently faster than the competition for the last six years. . . there’s a lot to be said for designing your own. Apple was the “A” in ARM when it was founded.

It helps that their code is written in Object C instead of Java like android.

[wardaddy]

There will be flaws

I know you deify Apple and I own a butt load of the social justice warrior phonemaker products

Around 20 in my family and company

I’m listening to Bears Choice volume one on my two year old iPad ...smokestack lightning

I like the pads better than the phones

The phones have quirks like keyboard hiccups and sound dysfunction

Intermittent

Problem is you get used to Apple it’s hard to switch

I do like the Droid force with the jbl speaker on back I wish Apple had something like that

They have improved their Bluetooth compatibility in vehicles finally

But that glass breaks too damn easy

You’ll deny deny deny but out here in realville we ain’t fooled

I have over a dozen upgrades a year from Verizon and lol.... I need em

Every iPhone we have except mine is a spider web of glass

They still work but the optics are a mite strained

I’ll buy an 8 they are out six months

[Swordmaker]

We're both wrong in a way. . . I've seen it listed with "Apple RISC Machine" when it was used in the Newton for years because the small, low power processor was developed under contract since 1988 from Apple and Apple WAS one of the cofounders in 1990 of Advanced RISC Machines, Ltd. and the majority money source and stockholder. . . but Apple is known for putting their name on chips, even back in those days.

"The company was founded in November 1990 as Advanced RISC Machines Ltd and structured as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and VLSI Technology. The new company intended to further the development of the Acorn RISC Machine processor, which was originally used in the Acorn Archimedes and had been selected by Apple for their Newton project. Its first profitable year was 1993. The company's Silicon Valley and Tokyo offices were opened in 1994. ARM invested in Palmchip Corporation in 1997 to provide system on chip platforms and to enter into the disk drive market. In 1998 the Company changed its name from Advanced RISC Machines Ltd to ARM Ltd. The Company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ in 1998 and by February 1999, Apple's shareholding had fallen to 14.8%."

Acorn had the original RISC concept and original design, but was on the ropes, Apple had the money and a product in which to use the design, and VLSI was the IC design house and chip foundry who had done the original design work on the RISC processor. It was a natural partnership.

My educated guess is that ARM really is now an acronym for Advanced RISC Machine, as APPLE, the major stockholder would not allowed a lesser partner's name to remain on it. . . especially on that had gotten its start making Apple II clones in Britain. I remember the Acorn and Orange British clones back in the early 80s and Stave Jobs was not pleased, especially when they started importing some to the USA.

Apple still holds the largest single block of shares, but not controlling interest. Apple does however own joint rights to the ARM architecture. . . which is one smart thing the post/pre Steve Jobs Apple CEOs did right.

My recollection of where I heard it was from a Steve Jobs interview. . . but he had selective memory on some of those things in favor of Apple.

I Note one major error in the articles on the Acorn RISC based desktops. They claim to have been the first RISC based desktop computers but that is clearly wrong. The Commodore Amiga, released a good three years prior to the Acorn, was the first RISC based desktop computer.