AnandTech is out today with its review of the iPhone XS and XS Max. Included in the extremely thorough look at the new devices are new details about how powerful the new A12 Bionic chip really is.
In Andrei Frumusanu’s deep dive review for AnandTech, he takes a highly detailed look at the A12’s performance in the iPhone XS/XS Max. One of the more interesting discoveries is that he believes Apple is actually under promising on how much faster it is than the A11, pegging it closer to 40% faster compared to Apple’s claim of 15%.
He also mentions that the A12 is close to the performance of “the best desktop CPUs” which gives more credence to the rumors of Apple switch to using its own chips in Macs as soon as 2020.
When it comes to the new GPU, Frumusanu says it stacks up to Apple’s claims, but might do better to enable greater use of throttling.
The review also dives into camera and battery performance of the iPhone XS.
Be sure to check out the full review (make sure to look for the drop-down list at the top and bottom of the post to see all the sections).
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