Posted on 02/18/2022 12:02:40 AM PST by dennisw
An old iPhone can outperform the Samsung Galaxy S22 A flagship device currently available for preorder is outperformed in the benchmarks by an iPhone from 2019.
While benchmarks don't tell you the whole story, they do serve as a useful measure to compare one device to another.
And sometimes benchmarks can be quite unbelievable. This is how I feel about the recent benchmarks for Samsung's newest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S22 .
Now, we've already seen benchmarks that show that the Galaxy S22 Ultra and S22+ outpaces all other Android smartphones but is still beaten by the A15 chip in the iPhone 13 Pro Max .
But it gets worse.
A lot worse.
Another benchmark has emerged that shows the Exynos 2200 chip present in some versions of the Galaxy S22 being outperformed by the A13 Bionic chip that powers the iPhone 11 and the current-generation iPhone SE .
The iPhone 11 was released in September 2019.
And the Samsung S22 is currently available for preorder.
Now, like I said earlier, benchmarks don't say it all, and CPU/GPU performance is just part of the story. But still, CPU and GPU performance does matter in a lot of situations, and it's a bit strange that the chip in a flagship Android device can be beaten by a chip that Apple developed in 2019.
There's also talk of overheating issues affecting the Exynos 2200, which is not good.
It seems like the S22 has been rushed and is suffering from some pretty big problems.
Now, what does this mean for S22 buyers?
Well, to begin with, I'd probably want to avoid the Exynos 2200 chip. Samsung also uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the Galaxy S22 line, so going for handsets powered by that chip, which offers much better performance, makes a lot of sense.
ZDNet Recommends: Samsung S22 -- Pre-order now $1199.99 at Samsung
Because while Samsung might be able to work around the reason for the poor performance, there are no guarantees.
And it's not like the Galaxy S22 is a budget handset. That thing is pricy.
Or you could save yourself some money and buy an iPhone 11. They're pretty cheap now.
it’s generally accepted iPhones are more privacy focused than androids
All data is one data dump away from being in the hands of government. I don’t really believe that Apple is any better than Google in that respect.
Samsung is made in South Korea.
IPhones suck
This reads like a boot licking and blind fanboy article rather than something logical and rational.
I have an A32 to replace my 2nd Samsung phone. It actually is not as good at connecting to wireless stations.
My old phone is a little bit slower, but NEVER fails to connect through any wireless point.
I would like to see a comparison of battery performance. Iphones of that age tend to experience battery degradation if left charging past 100%.
Unfortunately, it's very hard to find a phone these days with replaceable batteries.
I loved samsung products for decades. I can remember buying a bank of monitors (CRTs) for a tech bench in the 90’s and thinking it was great to have 8 of them available to troubleshoot customer PCs. Years, and TVs, Phones, home theater receivers, Refrigerators, washer, dryer, etc. later, I found out that their internet connected devices spied on their owners and sent the data back to Samsung and other parts unknown. This shit is in my house! WTH!
So now the devices I DO have from them lack internet connections. No wireless, no wired, and when they get replaced with new, they’ll not be Samsung, and they’ll still be unconnected to the internet. There is no need for a smart TV when you have devices like a Roku.
That’s a very narrow view of what makes a modern smartphone...sounds like an Apple fanboy.
As I’m not a gamer, which are the only apps where I’d be concerned about performance, I never worry about the CPU/GPU performance these days - at least over many other factors. Do I like the size and quality of the display? How good is the camera? How much storage does it have? How long is the battery good for? etc.
To focus on pure CPU/GPU speed isn’t a top reason unless a given phone is remarkably bad...like some of these $40 Android phones out there - but you get what you pay for.
I have an ipad mini that’s become fairly useless. It can’t be updated to a new enough version of iOS for me to be able to install any new apps.
Apple loves obsolescence.
Thanks for the information. Can live with myself more with a product made in South Korea than China.
“LG made some great Smartphones. I had one.”
LG is now out of the smart phone biz. Don’t buy one, due to LG being iffy on rolling out updates in the future. You just might get stuck with Android 8 or 9.
Android OS gets better all the time. My Samsung is Android 11, I am waiting for the auto-update from Samsung, to Android 12. Coming very soon according to the internet.
I had a great LG, maybe 4 years old. The stopped updating the software so I had to buy a new phone so I could get company emails.
“To focus on pure CPU/GPU speed isn’t a top reason unless a given phone is remarkably bad......”
My Samsung phone has 4GB memory. This was a large reason why I bought it. No way would I buy a phone with 2-3 GB memory, which is very common in new cheapo models.
______”The chip whose performance they are knocking is only available on some non-US models of the phone. Samsung has done this before outside of the US. I suspect that they sell a “value” priced S22 in some markets.”_______
Target Asia for these Samsungs. Samsungs sell tremendously in Asia, India, Thailand, Philippines. They are the worst chatterboxes on the planet. Our texting, chattering fools USA are nothing compared to Asians.
IPhones are too expensive in 2nd and 3rd world nations. The middle class and upper class buy Samsung (over Apple) phones there. Yes, a few elites will buy Apple iPhones BUT the Apple cult is not very strong there. Nothing like it is in America and Europe where people will opt for the Apple prestige and cult, to buy iPhones, not Samsung and other fine Android phones. Such as Google’s Pixel phones, which set the pace in Android innovation, for other to emulate. Now or eventually.
I do this too with computers. I bought 2 identical HPs that came with 24" IPS monitors last Christmas. $237 via Walmart. I have my reasons. The CPUs are i3-10100 >>>>> Core i3-10100 10th Generation 4-Core - 8-Thread - 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) Same specs as an i5 from 2019. Intel has been serious lagging as far as upgrading the GPU on all its desktop CPUs anyways. But Intel's laptop mobile CPUs do have more advanced graphics, which is a kick. These graphics are called G7 and Iris Xe It shows that Intel is concentrating on mobiles, not desktops.
G7 and Iris Xe / i5 super deal on 17.3" that comes and goes at Walmart. You have to hunt it. >>>> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurbished-HP-17-by4061nr-17-3-FHD-i5-1135G7-2-4GHz-Intel-Iris-Xe-Graphics-8GB-RAM-512GB-SSD-Win-10-Home-or-higher-Natural-SIlver/353306478
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-—>>>> HP/ 300 nits/ IPS/ FHD/17.3” laptop. With the best onboard GPU. Better than what Intel GPU has in its desktop CPUs, even now with their 12th gens for desktops. Yes, I have looked and checked them out. YES this Wally-World deal fades in and out. I could have bought one yesterday but I am all set.
I had a LG3 for under $200 new that was the equal of the Samsung S10 as far as screen resolution and camera at over $800. The Samsung has louder better sound. I bought a LG6 for $400 at Ebay that was as good and I liked the ergonomics of the buttons but Samsung still had the louder sound.
I have now bought a Samsung S10 at Amazon for about $280 last Sept. The iPhone also has a loud sound I like but I cannot go over to the dark side.... : )
Wait a year or two and get the high priced phone for more then half off.
Apple iPhone 11 64GB - Unlocked - 6.1‑inch - White (Renewed)
$402 at Amazon
Apple iPhone 11, 128GB, White - Unlocked (Renewed Premium)
$499 at Amazon
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