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That might be true but most phones are not running application that leverage that performance. The apps are more often than not optimised for lower performance
by nafey 8y ago
That might be true but most phones are not running application that leverage that performance. The apps are more often than not optimised for lower performance and if you spend most of your time in Safari/Messenger/Instagram/Whatsapp A12 wont give you a lot of performance bump as compared to A11
- scarface74 8y agoIt helps with longevity. It’s what allows an iPhone 5s from 2013 to run the latest OS.
- dwaite 8y agoFor mobile devices, it isn't just about having apps leverage performance - it is also getting work over and done with so components can go back to sleep and save battery. For tasks that will legitimately use every ounce of performance thrown at them or which have to run continuously or on a high interval, Apple tends to add custom silicon. See video encoding/decoding, crypto, use of machine learning models, non-homogenous core performance.