GFXBench test reveals that the Huawei P9 will be powered by the Kirin 955 SoC

2. Macready (Posts: 1703; Member since: 08 Dec 2014)

CPU wise, yes, but the Mali T880mp4 GPU was tested to be up to 3.5 times slower than the Mali T880mp12 in the S7. That's even more dissappointing than expected, with 3 times less threads.

https://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?benchmark=gfx40&did1=32229286&os1=Android&api1=gl&hwtype1=GPU&hwname1=ARM+Mali-T880&D2=Samsung+Galaxy+S7+edge+%28Mali-T880%2C+SM-G935x%29

3. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

3 times less 'clusters', not threads. Thread is a software term for a derivative of a process. The mali in the Exynos is faster due to the much faster memory bus, feeding the GPU with the frames faster.

That being said, the T880MP4 will do just fine in real life games, since the workload in benchmarks are much different than real games.

8. Macready (Posts: 1703; Member since: 08 Dec 2014)

My bad regarding clusters vs threads, coffee time.

And no doubt most high end games will play very smoothly now, but expect most users to stick with a phone like this for up to 2 years or more and you can wonder if the same goes at that point (with much more demanding games available), especially with the knowledge in mind that this is will likely carry a high end price tag, similar to that of the LG5 and S7. Worth a thought for potential buyers.

13. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

For anything over 400$, the SoC alone is a good reason to not buy this phone. Since you can get a last year's flagship with a faster chip.

4. Arch_Fiend (Posts: 3831; Member since: 03 Oct 2015)

Doesn't matter, the T880mp4 is more than good enough to run 1080p with no problem. The phones with the T880mp12 need it because they have QHD screens, anything less would be unacceptable.

7. Macready (Posts: 1703; Member since: 08 Dec 2014)

That may be your opinion, but expect games to become more demanding during its lifetime and a pricetag similar to current flagships, despite the difference mentioned above.

9. Arch_Fiend (Posts: 3831; Member since: 03 Oct 2015)

I'd never get the phone lol, I was just saying that it's not that bad. It definitely isn't worth it's flagship price tag.

11. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

Qhd is merely 1.7 times 1080p, why do you need 3x power for only 1.7 times pixels. And framerates don't scale linearly with resolution since textures don't increase necessarily.

On my GTX 970, fps difference between 1080p and 1440p is close to 10-20% depending on games. The difference will be lesser in mobile games since they mostly top out at 1080p or less. You don't need 3x the horsepower. 20-30% additional power will be more than enough. More VRAM is needed however.

16. Arch_Fiend (Posts: 3831; Member since: 03 Oct 2015)

I personally need that much power, QHD affects FPS way more than people seem to think.

17. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

Using s6 for over a year and no slowdown in any game so far. If I get an s6 with 4000 mAh, I'll buy it again without regrets.

10. UglyFrank (Posts: 2142; Member since: 23 Jan 2014)

23fps in t-rex, that's 2013 flagship grade.....

12. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

My s4 (2013 flagship) gets 15 fps and my g2(H2 2013) gets around 25. You're correct lol.

19. Novage (Posts: 39; Member since: 10 Nov 2015)

So explain me why the Mate 8 is at 60 fps in real racing 3 but not the s7 ?

14. tyrionTheWise (unregistered)

I'm humbled

15. DoggyDangerous (Posts: 1028; Member since: 28 Aug 2015)

training classes should be arranged. $100 per lecture ;)

20. NoAllegiance (unregistered)

I doubt it, they did not give much attention to video in general... only still images.