AnandTech has kicked things off with a few benchmark tests, which scrutinize a device in key areas, scoring points depending on capabilities, and are then subsequently compared with other smartphones on the market .
Despite the great early sales figures allied to critical acclaim, Apple’s treasured iPhone 4S andiOS 5 do fall short in a couple of key areas.
The #1 spot for the Galaxy Nexus in quite a few of the tests is largely attributable to Ice Cream Sandwich as opposed to the device itself, which while very competitive in terms of processor speed / GPU, is nothing astronomical.
The graph above represents the tested browsing speeds of Samsung’s latest offering. even though the difference is said to be minor, such day-to-day tasks must be as fluent and easily executed as possible. As you can see, it almost doubles the score of the Galaxy S II, which itself is a very good device – certainly not what you would call slow.
Although the Galaxy Nexus dominates on most fronts, it doesn’t have everything its own way. The iPhone 4S, with its dual-core A5 chip, outdoes its Samsung rival in the GPU loading stakes – pretty important to ensure smooth gameplay.
Then again, surely the speed of the essentials – email, aforementioned browsing and the like should be held in higher regard than potential for gaming? Having said that, with smartphones fast-becoming the new handheld console, one suspects many look at the gaming potential in a smartphone just as much as anything else.
The news doesn’t help our American following, who will now be even more eager to get their hands on what appears to be a very good device running the latest mobile OS from the Big G.
Let’s just hope the wait isn’t much longer.
(Source AnandTech)
