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An SoC is more than just a CPU & GPU. Until A13, Qualcomm was the undisputed leader of GPUs. They also make the best modems there is on any SoC. Apple has a cle

An SoC is more than just a CPU & GPU. Until A13, Qualcomm was the undisputed leader of GPUs. They also make the best modems there is on any SoC. Apple has a clear lead only in CPU. Even in memory Android OEMs have caught up.

mercer 6y ago
And yet my high-end Android phone is slower and jankier where it counts most to me: UI stuff. From what I've read this has to do with the Android OS, and things are getting better and better. but my point is that this sluggishness is or at least was just as 'objective', and to many of us ultimately much more important than raw specs. It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day.
- harpratap 6y ago
  > And yet my high-end Android phone is slower and jankier where it counts most to me: UI stuff. Has no relation to SoC. My Pixel 4 is noticeably smoother than iPhone 11 I tried. > It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day. I am typing this on a $2000 i7 Macbook Pro 2017 running hot as a pipe. The same workload works a lot cooler on my $500 Ryzen 3500u laptop. The plastic is much comfortable to hold even when things get hotter compared to unbearable metal of Macbook. And don't even get me started on the Keyboard.

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An SoC is more than just a CPU & GPU. Until A13, Qualcomm was the undisputed leader of GPUs. They also make the best modems there is on any SoC. Apple has a cle

by harpratap 6y ago

mercer 6y ago
And yet my high-end Android phone is slower and jankier where it counts most to me: UI stuff. From what I've read this has to do with the Android OS, and things are getting better and better. but my point is that this sluggishness is or at least was just as 'objective', and to many of us ultimately much more important than raw specs. It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day.
- harpratap 6y ago
  > And yet my high-end Android phone is slower and jankier where it counts most to me: UI stuff. Has no relation to SoC. My Pixel 4 is noticeably smoother than iPhone 11 I tried. > It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day. I am typing this on a $2000 i7 Macbook Pro 2017 running hot as a pipe. The same workload works a lot cooler on my $500 Ryzen 3500u laptop. The plastic is much comfortable to hold even when things get hotter compared to unbearable metal of Macbook. And don't even get me started on the Keyboard.