Iphones are generally media consumption devices. Sure they can take pictures and video, but most often they are processed on laptops or desktops. Similarly pr

Iphones are generally media consumption devices. Sure they can take pictures and video, but most often they are processed on laptops or desktops. Similarly programming, compiling, making videos, making music, etc is most often done on laptops and desktops. Certainly you are right, the M1 is a very capable CPU for all of these things, just that it was a surprise for many.