[Benchmark Dissection] Samsung Galaxy S6 Vs iPhone 6 Vs LG G4 Vs HTC One M9 Vs ZenFone 2

The Exynos 7420 found on Samsung'south Milky way S6 Duo is the showtime mobile SoC to come with 14nm FinFET architecture. This, coupled with its impressive cores has allowed Samsung's in-house SoC to become one of the most summit performing chipsets out there. So i would naturally expect the Galaxy S6 to outperform other devices when it comes to operational performance. Benchmarks generally give us a fair idea of what performance to expect from a device, and that's exactly what we have in store for you lot today.

Folks over at Tom's Guide have done a benchmarks analysis of Samsung's superlative tier flagship, and compared it to current flagships including the LG G4, HTC Ane M9 and Apple's iPhone 6. ASUS' Zenfone 2 also gets a mention, given the fact that it possesses Intel's Quad Core Atom Z3580. And then which device comes out on top? Lets find out below.

Performance

Starting from Load times, we see the Milky way S6 take a commanding lead over the balance of the pack. The device manages to have a mere 127 seconds when it comes to loading a 1.vi GB PDF file, equally reported in the benchmarks above. At the bottom of the list we see Google's Nexus half dozen, which virtually takes iv times every bit long as the Galaxy S6 in load times. Just goes to testify how much of a deviation having a slightly older processor tin can make, as fifty-fifty the Snapdragon 808 touting LG G4 takes half of that time. Apple's iPhone half dozen rests comfortably in 2d place, with a lag of twenty.seven milliseconds. Whats fifty-fifty more interesting is that the Snapdragon 810 on the HTC One M9 comes in 5th place, going to show just how much of a difference theoretical and actual operation figures can have.

Graphics & Gaming

Even though the Snapdragon 810 on the HTC One M9 might accept fared poorly when it comes to processing power and performance, that doesn't mean Qualcomm's completely out of the game yet. Come to graphics performance and yous'll see the Adreno 430 on the One M9 truly stand its ground. On 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited, the I M9 takes a comfortable lead, and we meet the Milky way S6 come in third place.

Qualcomm really does know its GPUs, which is evidenced by the Nexus 6 coming in 2d identify. The ZenFone'southward Power VR manages to gain it a place above the LG G4, while Apple'south iPhone 6, suprisingly comes in last place. Perhaps Cupertino needs to focus more on graphics as well, and expect towards dual camera lenses and what not later.

Moving towards gaming, both the Milky way S6 and the iPhone 6 make strong comebacks with a necktie for first position in Asphalt 8. Both the devices manage to run the game at 30 frames per second, which is only a second higher than the Adreno 430 on the HTC One M9. Keep in mind that Apple tree's iPhone 6 comes with merely 1 GB of DDR3 RAM; its been a while since the iPhone series saw a RAM upgrade, and Apple's software-hardware optimization is conspicuously working in the company's favor over hither. Both the One M9 and the Milky way S6 come with iii GB of DDR4 RAM, which undoubtedly works in their favor in a diverseness of benchmarks, as we take seen above and will see below.

Camera Load

Another area where all six devices are compared is the time taken to load the camera app and snap a flick. After all, photography on our smartphones has become an integral function of their usage, with traditional indicate and shoot cameras neatly put out of business. Given LG's groovy focus on photography on the LG G4 this year, its no surprise that the flagship manages to outperform others even when information technology comes to basic load times for loading the camera app and taking a snapshot.

The Galaxy S6 is only 3 milliseconds shy in second place, with the iPhone half dozen taking a full 9 milliseconds longer. When it comes to discerning this difference with the normal eye, you'd barely see information technology, but goes to evidence the affect even the slightest of hardware changes have on overall operation. The Nexus 6 takes the final place, unsurprisingly, with need shown of Apple requiring to perhaps finally increase RAM size on the iPhone.

Video Conversion

Coming towards video conversion times, we meet the Galaxy S6 accept a very stiff lead over the remainder of the pack. The Galaxy S6 takes only two and a half minutes to convert a 204 MB 1080p video to 480p, a conversion time that is near doubled for the Snapdragon 810 on the HTC One M9, even with its strong Adreno GPU on board. In 2d and third place we have the LG G4, and surprisingly, the Nexus 6. Google'southward stock Android and Motorola's manufacturing seem to push the device ahead of Intel'due south Cantlet based ZenFone ii, a device which managed to gain some attention at its launch every bit Intel's much needed leap into the mobile atmosphere. The company really needs some work on its offerings if it hopes to make a potent enough dent over here.

Wi-Fi Connectivity

Coming towards Wi-Fi connectivity, we over again see Samsung's Milky way S6 take the lead, but this time barely, over HTC's One M9. Both of these devices manage to dominate the LG G4 and the iPhone vi past huge margins, though another surprise advent is made by the Nexus 6, which manages to bag quaternary place by a lead of 11 points. Go figure.

Decision

Now then, to our conclusion. Its really evident that Samsung'due south Milky way S6 is one of the top devices to have this yr. With promises of a drastic turnaround to shareholders terminal year, the Korean electronics giant has really managed to cover about every finish on its 2022 flagship, and this is conspicuously shown by today's strong benchmarks performance. Qualcomm and HTC'southward fiasco with the Snapdragon 810 have manged to hurt both the companies and they should exist busy thinking of ways to plough this around.

Don't count Qualcomm out by whatever means correct now though, the company's Snapdragon 820 has seen some fiery rumors these days, with its custom Kyro cores expected by some quarters to hit frequencies of upward to 3.0 GHz. The LG G4 likewise turns out to be a reasonably performing device, with the strength of its camera further solidified. And the iPhone once more reminds us of Apple's approach of devices equally a complete set of design plus functionality. Thoughts? Permit us know what yous think in the comments section below and stay tuned for more than.