Apple iPhone 11 review roundup

[Dolby]

And it never stops being amusing that the Android requires double the memory to be “ahead”.

This was a battery test ?

 

[SauRoNZA]

This was a battery test ?

Yes I'm aware.

Doesn't remove from the fact that Android is infinitely less optimized and needs more resources memory wise just to be on par.

 

[Dolby]

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Well, we've seen that most Android flagship phones open apps quicker - but I guess the manufacturers could ditch some RAM and open at iPhone speeds ?

 

[cerebus]

Well, we've seen that most Android flagship phones open apps quicker - but I guess the manufacturers could ditch some RAM and open at iPhone speeds ?

Or add some animations

 

[SauRoNZA]

Or add some animations

Speaking of which, I wonder if you turned on "Reduce Motion" on all those iOS devices if they would, in fact, trump the Androids.

As you rightly illustrate a lot of that "performance" that is supposedly lost on the iPhone is intentionally "lost" through animation for a better aesthetic experience.

Stupid paper values regardless that don't make much if any real-world difference.

 

[Dolby]

Speaking of which, I wonder if you turned on "Reduce Motion" on all those iOS devices if they would, in fact, trump the Androids.

As you rightly illustrate a lot of that "performance" that is supposedly lost on the iPhone is intentionally "lost" through animation for a better aesthetic experience.

Stupid paper values regardless that don't make much if any real-world difference.

I've always been a fan of real world tests myself... But I have noticed that most iPhone users prefer the benchmark or Tim Cooks quotes rather the real world.

Anyhow, back to your question - I've seen a Samsung Note 10 open a few intensive games around 3 seconds quicker than the new iPhone 11 Pro. 3 seconds is huge and I'm not sure if 'reduce motion' would help...

 

[cerebus]

Anyhow, back to your question - I've seen a Samsung Note 10 open a few intensive games around 3 seconds quicker than the new iPhone 11 Pro. 3 seconds is huge and I'm not sure if 'reduce motion' would help...

Dayuuum 3 seconds quicker on a few games.

Realistically, opening apps is a terrible way to benchmark a CPU, especially between two different operating systems. There are simply too many variables. The speed of the SoC factors in when performing intensive tasks, for example framerates and settings in handheld gaming, or video rendering, or video playback.

 

[Smiggles]

iOS 27 will actually speed up your old iPhone—here’s the proof

While Siri AI is limited to newer iPhones, older devices are still getting some nice upgrades with iOS 27.

www.macworld.com

Yet, after using iOS 27 on an iPhone 11 Pro Max, I can’t help but think that older devices may be among the biggest beneficiaries of this update. The software feels faster. Animations are smoother. The phone runs cooler. And users still get a collection of useful new features despite missing out on AI.

For anyone worried that iOS 27 would leave older iPhones behind, the first beta suggests the opposite. Apple appears to have spent just as much time optimizing the experience for existing users as it did building features for future hardware, and that’s great news for people still holding onto a seven-year-old iPhone.