Other Why do you prefer ios over android?

[Grimham]

How does an eight core processor with 8GB of RAM not have better benchmarks than a year old iPhone X? It makes no sense to me.

Let me say it again. GEEKBENCH only tests the CPU and nothing else. Everything else on the S9 or Note 9 runs faster than the X. That is why the Note 8, 9, S9 all beat the X on other benchmarks that actually test memory, cpu, ssd, and other things. They also beat the X in real life tests.

 

[DNichter]

Let me say it again. GEEKBENCH only tests the CPU and nothing else. Everything else on the S9 or Note 9 runs faster than the X. That is why the Note 8, 9, S9 all beat the X on other benchmarks that actually test memory, cpu, ssd, and other things. They also beat the X in real life tests.

So why can’t the Note 9, with an 8 core CPU, outperform a year old iPhone? These other benchmarks you mention, memory, cpu, ssd, other things - can you share these tests?

 

[Grimham]

Here is my S9 plus vs my iPhone X 256gb. As you can see the S9 plus beats it. iPhone X is below it. As you can see the S9 plus beats overall. The X beat it on CPU and Memory only. I except the Note 9 to be better on the memory.

S9 plus results:



iPhone X 256gb


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So why can’t the Note 9, with an 8 core CPU, outperform a year old iPhone? These other benchmarks you mention, memory, cpu, ssd, other things - can you share these tests?

Wow, you that dense? It only beats it on CPU and memory period. EOD. It doesn't beat it overall. I just proved that above. The Note 9 is better than the S9 in performance too so these results will be greater.

 

[DNichter]

Here is my S9 plus vs my iPhone X 256gb. As you can see the S9 plus beats it. iPhone X is below it. As you can see the S9 plus beats overall. The X beat it on CPU and Memory only. I except the Note 9 to be better on the memory.

S9 plus results:

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iPhone X 256gb

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Wow, you that dense? It only beats it on CPU and memory period. EOD. It doesn't beat it overall. I just proved that above. The Note 9 is better than the S9 in performance too so these results will be greater.

Yea that’s what I’m asking. How does an 8 core CPU not perform better than a year old iPhone X? That’s my question. I’m not an engineer so I don’t know how that would be, it’s surprising.

 

[mib1800]

Yea that’s what I’m asking. How does an 8 core CPU not perform better than a year old iPhone X? That’s my question. I’m not an engineer so I don’t know how that would be, it’s surprising.

Technically the CPU in Note 9 is the same as the one in S9. So it just at most 5 months different.

Raw cpu power only doesnt govern performance. S9 beats the X in almost all app opening/LTE speed tests eventhough its single core CPU geekbench is just half of X. RAM speed and storage speed are other crucial factors. Last but not least, O/S optimization. Maybe Android has made great strides in OS optimization whereas iOS regressed

 

[The Game 161]

Yea that’s what I’m asking. How does an 8 core CPU not perform better than a year old iPhone X? That’s my question. I’m not an engineer so I don’t know how that would be, it’s surprising.

The argument would be there that’s not real world usage and they judge things on speed tests

 

[DNichter]

Technically the CPU in Note 9 is the same as the one in S9. So it just at most 5 months different.

Raw cpu power only doesnt govern performance. S9 beats the X in almost all app opening/LTE speed tests eventhough its single core CPU geekbench is just half of X. RAM speed and storage speed are other crucial factors. Last but not least, O/S optimization. Maybe Android has made great strides in OS optimization whereas iOS regressed

Still not clear on why a brand new Note 9 CPU with 8 cores can’t outperform a year old X. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
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The argument would be there that’s not real world usage and they judge things on speed tests

I always thought you measured CPU performance by benchmarks. You’re saying the opening and closing of apps over and over is real world? Oh well, I’m moving on.

 

[mib1800]

Still not clear on why a brand new Note 9 CPU with 8 cores can’t outperform a year old X. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
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I always thought you measured CPU performance by benchmarks. You’re saying the opening and closing of apps over and over is real world? Oh well, I’m moving on.

Maybe you should ask why Iphone X faster CPU is a laggard in daily usage performance compared to Note 9 with half the CPU single core benchmark It is so much more pathetic looking at it from this angle.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I watched a few speed comparison videos between the Note 9 and the iPhone X and 8+. The Note 9 often loads apps faster but only just. When I say only just I mean 1 second or less which to people like us is unnoticeable in real world use. Even side by side they are all quick with the iPhone sometimes coming out ahead. If these speeds were 5 seconds or more I think this would qualify as a noticeable difference but geekbench scores and load tests just seem to be geeky willy waving points to argue about. In real world use most modern smartphones are at a standard where speed in use isn’t an issue.

 

[Radon87000]

I don't. I am just waiting for my patience to wear thin before I eventually end up switching back to Android. The annual iOS slowdown is the main reason.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I don't. I am just waiting for my patience to wear thin before I eventually end up switching back to Android. The annual iOS slowdown is the main reason.

I’m surprised it hasn’t worn thin by now as you’ve given many of us the impression you loathe iOS and have done for a couple of years now.

If you despair at iOS slowing down I doubt you’ll be much more impressed by Android as it’s always been worse in that regard. Plus updates are less frequent.

 

[DNichter]

Maybe you should ask why Iphone X faster CPU is a laggard in daily usage performance compared to Note 9 with half the CPU single core benchmark It is so much more pathetic looking at it from this angle.

What’s that based off? Opening and closing apps over and over?

 

[x.marX]

I love Google's AI approach. I have a Moto and love the way all Google services like gmail and gmaps integrate and provide a wonderful user experience.
Why ? Let me give an example.
When the Infinity War was released, I bought the ticket and got a notification email from the booking site. I was hanging out with my friends when I got an alert in my phone (around 30 minutes before the movie showtime) that I must leave now for for the movie because the highway was closed for maintenance ! I left at once and found that a portion of the highway was closed and had to find an another way.
Also my Moto don't need an internet connection for the Google Assistant to work. Siri is really dumb compared to Google Assitant when it comes to soccer/football clubs and F1.

BUT, I WILL NOT BUY AN ANDROID DEVICE because of Google's questionable privacy policies and the huge number of app shutdowns and unresponsiveness. Many apps are not "stable" in my phone and sometimes I have to force quit like in the Windows XP.

 

[DNichter]

I love Google's AI approach. I have a Moto and love the way all Google services like gmail and gmaps integrate and provide a wonderful user experience.
Why ? Let me give an example.
When the Infinity War was released, I bought the ticket and got a notification email from the booking site. I was hanging out with my friends when I got an alert in my phone (around 30 minutes before the movie showtime) that I must leave now for for the movie because the highway was closed for maintenance ! I left at once and found that a portion of the highway was closed and had to find an another way.
Also my Moto don't need an internet connection for the Google Assistant to work. Siri is really dumb compared to Google Assitant when it comes to soccer/football clubs and F1.

BUT, I WILL NOT BUY AN ANDROID DEVICE because of Google's questionable privacy policies and the huge number of app shutdowns and unresponsiveness. Many apps are not "stable" in my phone and sometimes I have to force quit like in the Windows XP.

It’s pretty cool that iOS and Siri does everything that you mention here without collecting and monetizing your data.

 

[x.marX]

It’s pretty cool that iOS and Siri does everything that you mention here without collecting and monetizing your data.

Everything ?
Nope !

I mentioned an example in my earlier post. It was all "automatic". I did not set an entry in the Google calendar to remind me to watch the movie nor I asked the Assistant to check for any blockages in the highway. Do you think Siri can remind me without reminding Siri to remind me ?

BTW, I did a test last month to see how good are they. I asked Siri in my iPad and Google Assitant in my Moto the same question, "When is Arsenal playing" (I'm an Arsenal FC fan, don't kill me lol ). It was the pre-season and Siri responded by listing Arsenal's premier league fixtures for August (first few matches of the the new season). But, Google Assistant listed the upcoming pre-season matches. Siri missed it completely. Google Assistant, after fetching the match details asked me if its ok to set a reminder for the match too !!

But I agree with the last part of your post. For Google, we are the product. Same with Facebook.

 

[DNichter]

Everything ?
Nope !

I mentioned an example in my earlier post. It was all "automatic". I did not set an entry in the Google calendar to remind me to watch the movie nor I asked the Assistant to check for any blockages in the highway. Do you think Siri can remind me without reminding Siri to remind me ?

BTW, I did a test last month to see how good are they. I asked Siri in my iPad and Google Assitant in my Moto the same question, "When is Arsenal playing" (I'm an Arsenal FC fan, don't kill me lol ). It was the pre-season and Siri responded by listing Arsenal's premier league fixtures for August (first few matches of the the new season). But, Google Assistant listed the upcoming pre-season matches. Siri missed it completely. Google Assistant, after fetching the match details asked me if its ok to set a reminder for the match too !!

But I agree with the last part of your post. For Google, we are the product. Same with Facebook.

In my experience, if I purchase a movie ticket and put it in my wallet app, Siri will handle the rest and give me a heads up regarding traffic. This has happened to me many times.

 

[oldmacs]

I have a love hate relationship. I like a lot about iOS to the point that I won't switch, but I do have my annoyances.

My main reasons why:

- iMessage
- Updates
- Security
- iCloud integration


My main annoyances:

- Siri Sucks
- Poor optimisation + stability in various recent releases
- Lack of some basic features
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It’s pretty cool that iOS and Siri does everything that you mention here without collecting and monetizing your data.

Say what you like about Google's data collection, but Siri sucks in comparison to the competition.

 

[DNichter]

I have a love hate relationship. I like a lot about iOS to the point that I won't switch, but I do have my annoyances.

My main reasons why:

- iMessage
- Updates
- Security
- iCloud integration


My main annoyances:

- Siri Sucks
- Poor optimisation + stability in various recent releases
- Lack of some basic features
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Say what you like about Google's data collection, but Siri sucks in comparison to the competition.

That's your opinion. Works great for me.

 

[oldmacs]

That's your opinion. Works great for me.

It is fact that it can do less than the competition (particularly google voice). I've seen accuracy comparisons and Siri is always behind in them. Siri might work well for you, but it is behind.

 

[DNichter]

It is fact that it can do less than the competition (particularly google voice). I've seen accuracy comparisons and Siri is always behind in them. Siri might work well for you, but it is behind.

Sure, but it's not as dramatic as you all make it to be. Siri has also been making a lot of improvements in the last year, I don't expect that to change. Still, pretty impressive that Apple can be where it is with Siri without massive data collection like Google. Take a look below, it's not that far off. I'll take Siri as is over Google any day.

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/25/siri-on-ios-latest-test/

 

[oldmacs]

Sure, but it's not as dramatic as you all make it to be. Siri has also been making a lot of improvements in the last year, I don't expect that to change. Still, pretty impressive that Apple can be where it is with Siri without massive data collection like Google. Take a look below, it's not that far off. I'll take Siri as is over Google any day.

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/25/siri-on-ios-latest-test/

https://www.stonetemple.com/digital-personal-assistants-study/

Pretty dramatic looking to me.

Data collection or no data collection, Siri is behind.

 

[DNichter]

https://www.stonetemple.com/digital-personal-assistants-study/

Pretty dramatic looking to me.

Data collection or no data collection, Siri is behind.

Different tests, different results. Not unexpected. It all comes down to the individual, and as I said - works great for me. I use it for HomeKit and Music.

 

[The Game 161]

Everything ?
Nope !

I mentioned an example in my earlier post. It was all "automatic". I did not set an entry in the Google calendar to remind me to watch the movie nor I asked the Assistant to check for any blockages in the highway. Do you think Siri can remind me without reminding Siri to remind me ?

BTW, I did a test last month to see how good are they. I asked Siri in my iPad and Google Assitant in my Moto the same question, "When is Arsenal playing" (I'm an Arsenal FC fan, don't kill me lol ). It was the pre-season and Siri responded by listing Arsenal's premier league fixtures for August (first few matches of the the new season). But, Google Assistant listed the upcoming pre-season matches. Siri missed it completely. Google Assistant, after fetching the match details asked me if its ok to set a reminder for the match too !!

But I agree with the last part of your post. For Google, we are the product. Same with Facebook.

Maybe Siri realises that pre season games are pointless so not worth getting data about...

 

[Macalway]

I'm not power user, and am a slave to brand loyalty, simply because I'm lazy and it's easier. And is see no compelling reason to change.

At least i don't think there is.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

My main annoyances:

- Siri Sucks

Haha, I have to say being someone who uses Siri at least 20 times a day on my iPhone and Apple Watch I do find it frustrating at times. It’s annoying the Amazon echo can understand me from another room and nearly always works first time yet Siri struggles to understand; ‘set a timer for 15 minutes’ lol.