The iPhone 6S bests the Galaxy S7 edge by 17 seconds in this speed test

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tTGE135IjmoqUq9ATWINxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/digital_trends_973/7e0666b6e02f749d4ec0bb969e6399e2 (http://news.yahoo.com/iphone-6s-bests-galaxy-s7-194921665.html)Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 edge may feature a water-resistant design, neat camera tech, and-impressive array of internals,-but it might not be the fastest smartphone on the block. In a side-by-side comparison between the Galaxy S7 edge and a range of other high-end handsets-including the Moto X Pure Edition, the Nexus 6P, and the iPhone 6S Plus, the Galaxy S7 edge-took a bit longer-on average to open, pause, and resume applications and games. Prolific YouTuber Jerome Ortega ran the Galaxy S7 through its paces, recording with the handset’s built-in stopwatch the length of time it took to launch-a predefined sequence-of apps and games. He then did the same with the Nexus 6P, Moto X Pure, and iPhone 6S, quickly opening the same series of apps. The result? The Galaxy S7 edge-fared well against the Nexus 6P and Moto X Pure, besting the former by two seconds and the latter by 16, but fell 17 seconds short of the iPhone 6s’s time. Related: Report: The Galaxy S7 edge is pretty cool but TouchWiz still stutters On paper, that last result’s a tad-surprising. The Galaxy S6 edge packs Qualcomm’s bleeding-edge quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB of RAM, a much newer and theoretically better package than the-iPhone 6s’s dual-core Apple A9 chip and 2GB of RAM. But Ortega’s findings largely line up-with-results from cross-platform benchmarking apps: online statistics-from-GFXBench show the Snapdragon 820 and A9 trading blows in 3D rendering tests. Thermal issues-may be partly at fault. In a detailed rundown of the Galaxy S7 edge, Android-enthusiast community XDA Developers recorded-mild throttling, or the forced slowing of hardware components due to heat buildup, during more intensive tests. The reviewers noted that the Galaxy S7’s thermal performance seemed improved over handsets packing Qualcomm’s older-810 processor, but that-in severe cases,-the handset became unresponsive for seconds on end. Related: Samsung lets you ditch the app drawer — it’s like running iOS on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Software’s another potential-culprit.-The Galaxy S7 hasn’t formally hit store shelves (and won’t until March 11). so it’s quite possible that Samsung has a few last-minute tweaks in store. That’d be par for the course: shortly after the launch of the Galaxy S6 last year, the company released a memory management fix that dramatically improved-the smartphone’s responsiveness. Ultimately, speed tests-like these need be taken with a grain of salt — it’s tough to account for every variable that might affect performance. Still, if the numbers are any indication, the hardware gulf between Apple’s and Samsung’s flagships may not be as wide as anticipated. Also watch: Apple iPhone 6S Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Please enable Javascript to watch this video



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