Samsung GALAXY Nexus tops Apple iPhone 4S in browser benchmark tests, trails it in graphics
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The Samsung GALAXY Nexus is equipped with the the Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processor and the Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 540 GPU under the hood. The CPU's on the GALAXY Nexus are clocked "noticebly higher" than the 800MHz processors on the Apple iPhone 4S. In the actual testing, the Samsung GALAXY Nexus scored 1879 on the SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark test where the lower the number means the better the score. The model managed to top the list with the new Motorola DROID RAZR coming in second with a tally of 2067. The Apple iPhone 4S was next with a score of 2250. The Apple iPhone 4 follows with a 3545 testing. Rounding out the top 5, the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch produced a score of 3634.
The Apple iPhone 4S did outperform the Samsung GALAXY Nexus when it comes to graphics, thanks to the dual-core SGX 543MP2 GPU from Imagination Technologies. Based on the results from the the GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt and Pro tests, the Apple iPad 2 was the top device for graphics followed by the Apple iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S II with the Samsung NEXUS Galaxy in fourth place.
source: Andantech via AppleInsider
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The Samsung GALAXY Nexus beat the Apple iPhone 4S in two web benchmark tests | |
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The Apple iPhone 4S bested the Samsung GALAXY Nexus in a pair of graphics tests | |
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45. nexusISbleh posted on 20 Nov 2011, 18:11 2 5
The nexus is a fail- like others have mention the gpu is years old only clocked up. The pentile screen s0ck balls even if it was hd. Sure the nexus can be top browser mark but what happens when the gs2 get ics or if the 4s was the clocked at the same speed as the nexus. Also for those saying they will pick up the razr... that phone is a bigger fail- have you seen the browser performance on youtube? the phone lags like crazy when scrolling, pinch zoom, and even when watching videos. Are you guys seriously telling me that the 4460 in the nexus will be THAT much better than whats running on the razr?
48. ph00ny posted on 20 Nov 2011, 18:17 3 0
I agree with you on most except for the screen. I have the Note and SGS2 and text on Note is sharper than SGS2 when you view them side by side
54. KingKurogiii posted on 20 Nov 2011, 18:51 1 0
of course the Galaxy S II doesn't have nearly as much pixel density as the Note.
52. KingKurogiii posted on 20 Nov 2011, 18:49 1 0
no one is saying the 4460 is much better than the 4430 and fyi the SGX540 is still one of the best GPUs you can get so it really doesn't matter how old it is now.
62. picka_vi_materina posted on 21 Nov 2011, 07:33 0 0
SGX543 is a rebranded SGX540, with additional MP support. 4s has it probably clocked at 200mhz, but has 2 of them, while 4430 has one clocked at 384mhz. With two, 4s has more ROPs, texture units, etc, while 1 540 has fewer only clocked higher.
67. KingKurogiii posted on 21 Nov 2011, 15:22 0 0
yeah, i know the MP2 version used in the A5 actually makes it the most superior that's why i said it's ONE of the best, not THE best. the only difference between the 4430 and the 4460 is the GPU is clocked up from 304MHz to 384MHz which is okay but not enough to make a discernible difference in real world performance.
2. Tmachaveli posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:00 0 0
Really Pa who's gonna shoot the first flame out?
4. Leodrade posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:15 9 2
Nice one GN , but i still will not buy it
I dont understand why Google choose a processor with a GPU that is 4 years old, for me it would be better if they waited a bit more (since on the US they are launching it only on December) and released it with an OMAP 4470 that would have the PowerVR SGX 544 GPU that blows any other mobile GPU away
5. networkdood posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:20 8 3
Still leaning towards the RAZR because of the expandable memory....for now...
27. Synack posted on 20 Nov 2011, 13:49 2 2
Go to a Verizon store and pick up the RAZR, it's not very exciting.
35. networkdood posted on 20 Nov 2011, 16:38 1 0
ahhh, really? Looks like a good phone - no one phone will be the ultimate best phone ever....
40. Jimstar posted on 20 Nov 2011, 17:02 2 0
Not very exciting to you maybe, but then what makes your taste so impeccable hmm?
6. networkdood posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:21 5 1
Funny, I bought the Captivate on the first day it arrived - it was one of the best AT&T phones for a while, but now, that does not seem as important. The phone you buy today will be surpassed in quite a short time in the future.
13. Tre-Nitty posted on 20 Nov 2011, 09:56 4 1
That's why I settled on a ip4 and gs2 skyrocket. In 18 months ill buy something else. Android drops a new phone twice a week.
7. protozeloz posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:27 3 1
And I wonder how chrome will perform if it ever becomes part of Android as rumors say. I can expect much better performance with more hardware acceleration and better GPUs coming down 2012. Good to see the device gearing up its game
36. networkdood posted on 20 Nov 2011, 16:39 0 0
Would be nice if Chrome was the default Android browser...
8. KingKurogiii posted on 20 Nov 2011, 08:28 7 1
makes sense. FINALLY we have a stock Android Browser that takes advantage of hardware acceleration. (:
