Apple stated that iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with A14 Bionic chip are the fastest smartphones today but a benchmark test is telling a different story.
Apple held its "Hi, Speed" event last October 13 with video presentations showing the amazing speed of the new iPhone 12 now that it has the A14 Bionic chip. The company even invited guests, like Riot Games executive producer Michael Chow, to share his insights on how League of Legends ran perfectly and smoothly on the new iPhone.
Recently, however, a benchmark test on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro showed that Snapdragon 865 flagship smartphones appear faster than the two.
In the past, benchmark tests of the iPad Air 4 with A14 Bionic showed dismal performance. The tool used to benchmark the device is AnTuTu, a Chinese benchmarking tool owned by Cheetah Mobile and is often used to test phones and many other devices. Recently, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro was subjected to the same test, and as the benchmark test results show, the two devices did not fare better than the iPad Air 4.
In contrast, flagship smartphones with Snapdragon 865 chipsets performed beyond expectations and better than Apple's iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with A14 Bionic chip.
Despite the disappointing results, industry observers say iPhone fans should not despair. While the AnTuTu benchmark results show that both iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with A14 Bionic chip obtained lower scores when compared to flagship smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 865, it may have been the result of the absence of a natural pairing between AnTuTu and iOS. According to some, it might be the reason for the low scores of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro.
Apple A14 Bionic Chip Loses Out to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 SoC in AnTuTu Benchmark Test https://t.co/CWuGBnZaNs — ssk (@iamssk) September 21, 2020
Between the two A14 Bionic chip powered iPhones, the AnTuTu benchmark showed that the performance of the iPhone 12 Pro is better than the iPhone 12, but only slightly. The total score of the iPhone 12 on the AnTuTu benchmark tool is 564899 points while the iPhone 12 Pro's total score is 572133 points. Both Apple devices lagged behind Snapdragon 865 flagships with most of them reaching overall scores as high as 667253 points. This proved that Snapdragon 865 flagships are faster compared to Apple's new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with A14 Bionic chip.
Does this mean Snapdragon 865 flagships are better than iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with A14 Bionic chip just because they are faster on the AnTuTu benchmark tool? Observers say the answer would depend on which side of the fence you are on. Apple fans would always point out to a different computing benchmark where Apple's two new iPhones with A14 Bionic chip performed really well. For those who are saddened by the AnTuTu results, you should remember that the A14 Bionic GPU did obtain around a 72% increase over its predecessor, the A13 Bionic GPU.
