So why are the Note 8's cores being blown away in actual practice by the iPhones core, no matter how many for the past six years in all the tests? Usually the reasons is because Android can only use two of their processor's cores with any efficiency and the rest sit idle.
8 cores vs 6 cores.
And then, who the heck cares? Because, the vast majority of people, perhaps all, will not notice any difference. Most people don’t even need 2 cores, but for bragging rights, the phone makes will tout their latest and greatest, and then, people will forget the difference, since, all the phones will perform just about equally when it comes to talk and text and web browsing and e-mail and picture taking and picture viewing and conversing with friends and family over the “live” features, and social media use and apps and games, etc.
In any case, can you tell us why the regular consumer NEEDS 6 cores or 8? Those are the people that purchase the phones. So, go ahead.
BTW, when it comes to the 6 cores, wont the iPhone X be hampered by the amount of main memory that the phone comes equipped with? Whereas, the Note 8 comes with 6 gigabytes vs 3 for the iPhone 8. So, when it comes to multi-tasking, it’s the Note 8 which is much better equipped to handle multiple windows and multiple tasks.
When it comes to “actual practice”, the actual practice that counts is in the hands of the consumers, and not in some controlled laboratory testing.
In any case, did you bother to even look and read other comparisons, where just about every comparison that I saw, gives the edge to the Note 8.
And, since the iPhone is just now catching up to technology that’s about 2-3 years old, I’m pretty sure that all the new “hero” models from the other manufacturers will be coming out with NEW technology which will blow the iPhone X out of the water and make it feel like the technology of 2-3 years old again.
BTW, I will not own a Note 8 nor a iPhone X. I don’t automatically upgrade to the latest-and-greatest just to be seen with the latest-and-greatest. Most technology that 2-5 years old is quite well suited for most people. Only the Apple fanatics feel the obligation to support their mothership by spending 1200-1500 dollars on whatever is the new iPhone.