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iPhone SE is just as powerful as the iPhone 6s and Galaxy S7

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Can we really compare the iPhone SE with the Galaxy S7 when it comes to performance? Yes, we can. Not only is such a comparison warranted – for years, the top Galaxy S and Galaxy Note handsets were pitted against smaller sized iPhones – but Apple’s new 4-inch device is so powerful that it will blow the Galaxy S7 out of the water in performance tests, just like the iPhone 6s.

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The iPhone SE has almost the exact hardware as the iPhone 6s, with a few key differences like screen size and resolution, front-facing camera and Touch ID sensor version. But the components that matter for day-to-day performance are almost the same. Inside the iPhone SE, Apple put the same A9 chip found on the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6s models. And now AnTuTu has been able to confirm the handset packs 2GB of RAM, just like the other 2015 iPhones.



For some reason, talking publicly about iPhone RAM is strictly prohibited at Apple events. The company never shares these details, whether it’s keynote events or official specs on its website.

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But AnTuTu’s findings reveal the iPhone SE scores just as high as the iPhone 6s and Galaxy S7 in benchmarks. According to the company’s recent Weibo post, a 64GB iPhone SE with 2GB of RAM (image above) scored 134,000 in its test.

For comparisons, check out the following benchmark table, as released by the same company a few weeks ago.

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Finally, the iPhone 6s with its A9 chip and 2GB of RAM beat out in real-life performance tests the Galaxy S7 with its octa-core chip and 4GB of RAM – and there are plenty of videos to prove it.

The official iPhone SE teardowns will likely confirm that the iPhone SE is, just as expected, a flagship device in a more compact body, and it’s a smartphone that can top any 2016 Android flagship handsets in performance for a fraction of the cost.
 
Apple may be looking to unify the tablet and phone. This is what they should have done when their competitors were releasing big screen phones.

Plus with Apple CarPlay, you don't need a big phone in your car.
 
durham said:
It is downright ridiculous that Google can't fine tune android to function better than iOS STILL in 2016. Shit is embarassing. Might cop that SE as a dedicated phone line
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What's the problem?
 
Getting one of these off swappa in a few months to keep up on iOS... Apple has a magical way of slowing shit down with each major update, I wonder how this will hold up with iOS 10
 
Spectrum said:
Yall niggas ain't shit for running @divine off here.

Context of Android Supremacy
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durham said:
It is downright ridiculous that Google can't fine tune android to function better than iOS STILL in 2016. Shit is embarassing. Might cop that SE as a dedicated phone line
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Apple designs the hardware and software for their products. in contrast Google just makes the software, while phone manufacturers amalgamate it to various devices, with varied results.
 
so they basically updated their old phone whoopee! Yet they still cheaped out and put a 16 gig drive in the base model in 2016, by the time you take about 50 pics and couple 2 minute video you will be out of space.
 
While most people on the board may laugh at Apple strategy Tim Cook is playing chess not checkers.
This phone was geared more toward people in China not America. Apple second largest market is China and most Chinese people want smaller phones not oversize phones.
 
RoomService said:
While most people on the board may laugh at Apple strategy Tim Cook is playing chess not checkers.
This phone was geared more toward people in China not America. Apple second largest market is China and most Chinese people want smaller phones not oversize phones.
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Really? What's the number one selling phone in China?
 
Famous1 said:
Really? What's the number one selling phone in China?
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Xiaomi regained its crown as the top smartphone firm in China during Q2 2015, according to reports from two analyst firms.

The Chinese company, which is valued at more than $40 billion and recently launched in Brazil, topped the scales in China with 15.9 percent of all shipments, according to figures from Canalys’. Apple, which was first in China in the previous quarter, fell to third, with Huawei taking second place (15.7 percent) thanks to impressive 48 percent quarter-on-quarter growth fueled by its Honor products. Samsung and Vivo rounded out Canalys’ top five.

Analyst data is, of course, subject to interpretation, but figures from Counterpoint Research appear to validate most of Canalys’ findings. Counterpoint placed Xiaomi first (15.8 percent marketplace), ahead of Huawei (15.4 percent), Apple (12.2 percent) and Vivo (8.1 percent marketplace; 250 percent year-on-year growth), with Samsung in fifth.

While Apple lost the top spot, both analyst houses commented that it put in a strong quarter considering that its flagship devices — the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus — are no longer new to the market. We already knew Apple had a blockbuster Q2 in China as its financials showed, and the fact that it can still compete at this point in the year bodes well for its upcoming devices.

As for Samsung. The firm continues to suffer in China, most likely due to the popularity of mid-range devices from Xiaomi and (now) Huawei. The Korean firm has placed serious focus on China, turning out a series of super thin, mid-range phones that debut there first, but that strategy hasn’t drawn the desired results yet.


Xiaomi, on the other hand, bounced after two success dips back to take spot. Its Mi Note phablet and new $150 Redmi 2 the top two devices in the quarter, according to Counterpoint. That said, Huawei’s growth and increased competition from Samsung are of concern in the longer term.
 
RoomService said:
While most people on the board may laugh at Apple strategy Tim Cook is playing chess not checkers.
This phone was geared more toward people in China not America. Apple second largest market is China and most Chinese people want smaller phones not oversize phones.
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Asians prefer large (greater than 4in) phones. Most people do, that's why Apple sold so many after increasing size.
 
HTC is doing something right then

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...eats-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-and-iphone-6s.htm

And

http://androidcommunity.com/htc-m10-seen-in-the-wild-blows-antutu-competition-away-20160325/

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st recently, we saw artists’ renditions of what the HTC M10 – or whatever they end up calling it – might look like. Today we get a small glimpse at it. The picture below seems to be legit. The owner of the image has chosen to stay anonymous, but is from Taiwan where HTC is based. The shot was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S7, which image geeks can actually know by checking the EXIF data attached to the photo. This just means it wasn’t created via Photoshop.


But that isn’t even the best part. We all know that HTC has struggled to impress these past two or three years with the devices they have put out. Here is evidence that we might actually be getting an HTC device that will compete with the other flagships. The AnTuTu benchmark on the image says that this device is head and shoulders above the competition – around 2000 benchmark points better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
We recently reported that the HTC 10 will reportedly feature a 5.1-inch Super LCD 5display, and that display can now reportedly be seen via a leaked image


PhoneArena received the image from one of its sources located in Taiwan who claims the above image is the HTC 10 running an AnTuTu benchmark on the smartphone. The HTC 10 scores 156,091 topping flagship smartphones like the Samsung's Galaxy S7 edge (which uses similar hardware) scored 134,599, followed by Apple's iPhone 6s with 133,781.
 
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A new report from CNBC suggests that the iPhone SE is going to be a huge hit. According to preliminary numbers out of China, CNBC learned that pre-orders of Apple’s upcoming 4-inch iPhone have already surpassed 3.4 million. All in all, that’s rather impressive for a device whose defining feature is its smaller screen size.


If pre-order figures from China are any indication, the iPhone SE could very well be Apple’s surprise hit of the season. What’s more, it could prove to be a strategic play to provide a much-needed bump in iPhone sales ahead of the highly-anticipated iPhone 7 release. As we’ve mentioned previously, 4-inch iPhone models (iPhone 5s, 5c, 5) account for 32.54% of all iPhones in active use. As a result, the pool of iPhone users on the cusp of upgrading is immense.

While the iPhone SE is obviously targeted for users who prefer a smaller form factor, the relatively cheap pricepoint Apple attached to it will also make the device compelling in emerging markets like Brazil and India. This is extremely important to Apple because emerging markets represent rare pockets for smartphone growth.

As for how iPhone SE sales will stack up over the next few months, analyst Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets recently issued a research note indicating that sales may reach 15 million units before 2017.
 
So it's doing well in China? Smaller people who just believe in using less space for living. Apple might be on to something.
 
Just lost my Iphone 5 out of town. Haven't been able to track it. The SE is tempting at this price point. if I didn't lose my phone I was going to try to squeeze another year out of it and get
a Samsung S8 Edge.
 
nappy said:
We probably won't hear about how well this device does until a year from now.

This is a device to replace the free devices they offer, I'm sure it will be a big seller for back to school and Christmas.
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Bet 50 nicca....
Ain't nobody checking for tiny phones anymore :lol:
 
Famous1 said:
Bet 50 nicca....
Ain't nobody checking for tiny phones anymore :lol:
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I will put $50 on that.

They sold 30 million of the smaller phones last year.

The smaller device is the only free iPhone that will be available from Apple.

Parents will be buying these devices in droves for their children.
 

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