iPhone 5 deemed 'slowest smartphone' in Geekbench comparison, but results might not be comparable
Should we trust those results? Truth is, the Apple iPhone 5 is the oldest of the bunch having launched in September 2012. Also, the test does not touch on graphical performance, an area of particular interest and strength in Apple devices and the iPhone 5 in particular.
For that reason, we recommend a critical approach to that score. We have reached out to Geekbench for an official comment and will update you with their technical explanation as soon as we have it.
Update: We have received a response from PrimateLabs, the Geekbench app developers, and they shed all doubt confirming that the results are perfectly comparable. Here is their official response:
Geekbench runs the same workloads on Android, BlackBerry, and iOS, so the scores are comparable across both platforms.The unexpected difference comes from the fact that most of the devices on the list are quad-core devices, while both the iPhone 5 and the Z10 are dual-core devices. Geekbench is multi-core aware, so in general quad-core devices will score higher than dual-core devices.
- Samsung Galaxy S4 – 3188
- HTC One – 2798
- Sony Xperia Z – 2173
- Google Nexus 4 – 2134
- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 – 1950
- BlackBerry Z10 – 1698
- Apple iPhone 5 16GB – 1664
source: Which? UK
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