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What’s mid performance about an iPhone?

by lockhouse 3y ago

lazide 3y ago
Per dollar? Everything. If cost is not considered, nothing much really.
- lockhouse 3y ago
  The Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 14 both start at $799.
  - lazide 3y ago
    Which versions, exactly? Because each one of those has 3 (Samsung) or 4 (iPhone) major models with wildly different specs, and each of those specs has often times major differences in quality between the two lines. [https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphone-14 https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphon...] Samsungs adware and weird modifications being a major negative IMO too. Though that's a taste thing I guess.
    - lockhouse 3y ago
      Unlocked direct from the manufacturer: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy-s23-128gb-unlocked-sm-s911uzeaxaa/?cid=sem-mktg-pfs-mob-us-bing-na-02172023-141930-&ds_e=MICROSOFT-cr:0-pl:354767086-&ds_c=FF~S23%2B-Core_CN~HHP+S23_PH~long_MK~usnat_BS~mx_PR~smart_SB~s23p_FS~lo_CA~kew_KS~ba_MT~exact-&ds_ag=AG~S23%2B+Core_MK~usnat_AT~ta_MD~h_PK~roah_PB~bing_AI~no_TG~mas_SA~mass-&ds_k=samsung+S23%2B&&msclkid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclsrc=3p.ds https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy...
      - lazide 3y ago
        I meant, which versions are you explicitly comparing and saying are equivalent.
        lockhouse 3y ago
        The ones I linked. $799 for the unlocked versions direct from the manufacturer with 128GB of storage. The regular ones not the plus or max ones.
s3p 3y ago
Nothing. The iPhone SoC blows every android out of the water. Apple has been dominating mobile performance ever since they went to 64-bit in 2013. That's a decade of leadership in silicon. No android comes close. Not sure what OP is thinking.
- dron57 3y ago
  So what? The OS is totally locked down. There's nothing to actually do with all that extra compute. Are iPhone games better than Android games? Probably, but I imagine most of the HN crowd isn't into mobile games. Other than that I can't even think of what the better iPhone SOCs would be used for.
- jerrygenser 3y ago
  I'm saying it's good enough for my use, which is watching YouTube videos, using apps, taking pictures, having a reasonable battery life, making phone calls, sending texts. It might not be the best possible soc etc. But for $349 it serves me as a daily driver for 3 years without shelling out over $1000
  - lockhouse 3y ago
    You don’t have to spend over $1000 for an iPhone.
sportslife 3y ago
The cameras: once you take a 10x zoom on a trip, it's hard to imagine not having.

What’s mid performance about an iPhone?

lazide 3y ago

Per dollar? Everything. If cost is not considered, nothing much really.

lockhouse 3y ago
The Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 14 both start at $799.
- lazide 3y ago
  Which versions, exactly? Because each one of those has 3 (Samsung) or 4 (iPhone) major models with wildly different specs, and each of those specs has often times major differences in quality between the two lines. [https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphone-14 https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphon...] Samsungs adware and weird modifications being a major negative IMO too. Though that's a taste thing I guess.
  - lockhouse 3y ago
    Unlocked direct from the manufacturer: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy-s23-128gb-unlocked-sm-s911uzeaxaa/?cid=sem-mktg-pfs-mob-us-bing-na-02172023-141930-&ds_e=MICROSOFT-cr:0-pl:354767086-&ds_c=FF~S23%2B-Core_CN~HHP+S23_PH~long_MK~usnat_BS~mx_PR~smart_SB~s23p_FS~lo_CA~kew_KS~ba_MT~exact-&ds_ag=AG~S23%2B+Core_MK~usnat_AT~ta_MD~h_PK~roah_PB~bing_AI~no_TG~mas_SA~mass-&ds_k=samsung+S23%2B&&msclkid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclsrc=3p.ds https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy...
    - lazide 3y ago
      I meant, which versions are you explicitly comparing and saying are equivalent.
      - lockhouse 3y ago
        The ones I linked. $799 for the unlocked versions direct from the manufacturer with 128GB of storage. The regular ones not the plus or max ones.

s3p 3y ago

Nothing. The iPhone SoC blows every android out of the water. Apple has been dominating mobile performance ever since they went to 64-bit in 2013. That's a decade of leadership in silicon. No android comes close. Not sure what OP is thinking.

dron57 3y ago
So what? The OS is totally locked down. There's nothing to actually do with all that extra compute. Are iPhone games better than Android games? Probably, but I imagine most of the HN crowd isn't into mobile games. Other than that I can't even think of what the better iPhone SOCs would be used for.
jerrygenser 3y ago
I'm saying it's good enough for my use, which is watching YouTube videos, using apps, taking pictures, having a reasonable battery life, making phone calls, sending texts. It might not be the best possible soc etc. But for $349 it serves me as a daily driver for 3 years without shelling out over $1000
- lockhouse 3y ago
  You don’t have to spend over $1000 for an iPhone.

sportslife 3y ago

The cameras: once you take a 10x zoom on a trip, it's hard to imagine not having.