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If you look at the performance testing between SOCs in the Apple and Android ecosystems, you'll see that the Apple cores from two years ago are still on par wit

If you look at the performance testing between SOCs in the Apple and Android ecosystems, you'll see that the Apple cores from two years ago are still on par with the newest performance cores in the Android ecosystem and way ahead of Qualcomm's best. https://www.anandtech.com/show/13614/arm-delivers-on-cortex-a76-promises https://www.anandtech.com/show/13614/arm-delivers-on-cortex-... If you buy an older iPhone, you're still going to get performance that is equivalent to a $1000 dollar Android flagship without the premium price. Given that buying a brand new Pixel phone only gets you two years of OS updates, you're also going to get at least that much support after the sale.

superseeplus 8y ago
Does this mean that if someone already owns an iPhone 7 and does not want to upgrade to the newest iPhone XS or XR, the most frugal thing to do is keep using it and maybe replace the battery rather than buy a new Android phone?
- GeekyBear 8y ago
  It would certainly be the most frugal choice. They already own a device that is just as fast as a new Android device and has at least as many years of support coming to it. The reasons to upgrade would be increased performance and the battery life improvements you would pick up from moving to an iPhone XR. >The contrast to the best Android SoCs have to offer is extremely stark – both in terms of performance as well as in power efficiency. Apple’s SoCs have better energy efficiency than all recent Android SoCs while having a nearly 2x performance advantage. I wouldn’t be surprised that if we were to normalise for energy used, Apple would have a 3x performance lead. https://www.anandtech.com/show/13392/the-iphone-xs-xs-max-review-unveiling-the-silicon-secrets/4 https://www.anandtech.com/show/13392/the-iphone-xs-xs-max-re... Perhaps that is worth the puchase price to you and perhaps it is not.

superseeplus 8y ago

Does this mean that if someone already owns an iPhone 7 and does not want to upgrade to the newest iPhone XS or XR, the most frugal thing to do is keep using it and maybe replace the battery rather than buy a new Android phone?

GeekyBear 8y ago
It would certainly be the most frugal choice. They already own a device that is just as fast as a new Android device and has at least as many years of support coming to it. The reasons to upgrade would be increased performance and the battery life improvements you would pick up from moving to an iPhone XR. >The contrast to the best Android SoCs have to offer is extremely stark – both in terms of performance as well as in power efficiency. Apple’s SoCs have better energy efficiency than all recent Android SoCs while having a nearly 2x performance advantage. I wouldn’t be surprised that if we were to normalise for energy used, Apple would have a 3x performance lead. https://www.anandtech.com/show/13392/the-iphone-xs-xs-max-review-unveiling-the-silicon-secrets/4 https://www.anandtech.com/show/13392/the-iphone-xs-xs-max-re... Perhaps that is worth the puchase price to you and perhaps it is not.