iPhone XS has 4GB of RAM, 2.49 GHz A12 chip according to benchmarks
What appear to be early benchmarks of the iPhone XS have appeared on Geekbench, giving a rawer view of the device's specifications than those offered by Apple.
The listed phone's A12 Bionic chip is clocked at 2.49 gigahertz, a relatively small boost over the 2.39 gigahertz of the iPhone X's A11. The XS does however have four times as much L1 cache memory, 128 kilobytes, and about 4 gigabytes of RAM, at least on the tested configuration. As it's only labeled "iPhone 11,6," it's not certain whether the device is an XS, an XS Max, or possibly even the XR, assuming the entry is authentic.
Comparisons with the A11 suggest the A12 may actually perform slightly worse in multi-core benchmarks, but over 500 points faster in single-core. In real-world situations the A12 is likely to be universally faster, taking advantage of things like its updated Neural Engine for machine learning tasks.
Apple typically leaves detailed numbers out of its "tech specs" pages, preferring to sell people on broader metrics and individual features instead. The company also counts on self-designed silicon and optimized software to provide a smooth experience.
Preorders for the iPhone XS start on Friday ahead of a Sept. 21 launch. Orders for the XR will only start on Oct. 19.
The listed phone's A12 Bionic chip is clocked at 2.49 gigahertz, a relatively small boost over the 2.39 gigahertz of the iPhone X's A11. The XS does however have four times as much L1 cache memory, 128 kilobytes, and about 4 gigabytes of RAM, at least on the tested configuration. As it's only labeled "iPhone 11,6," it's not certain whether the device is an XS, an XS Max, or possibly even the XR, assuming the entry is authentic.
Comparisons with the A11 suggest the A12 may actually perform slightly worse in multi-core benchmarks, but over 500 points faster in single-core. In real-world situations the A12 is likely to be universally faster, taking advantage of things like its updated Neural Engine for machine learning tasks.
Apple typically leaves detailed numbers out of its "tech specs" pages, preferring to sell people on broader metrics and individual features instead. The company also counts on self-designed silicon and optimized software to provide a smooth experience.
Preorders for the iPhone XS start on Friday ahead of a Sept. 21 launch. Orders for the XR will only start on Oct. 19.
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You know it will be blindingly fast.
Just like the X still is, and I doubt anyone will notice a difference going to the XS/XR variants.
Would be odd though (and headline grabbing) if for some things it was slower than last year's top model.
but runs slower than iPhone 6
iKnockoff nerd:
"Specs is all that matters! Humph!"
Apple announces A12 Bionic
iKnockoff nerd:
"Well, that's not real world performance though...."
iPhone destroys every knockoff in real world performance
iKnockoff nerd:
"Weak specs though..."
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/iphone-xs-max-iphone-xr-benchmarks/
It wouldn't matter much if no new features were added but as Apple expands capabilities, demands increase.
I agree with @maestro64 that the vast majority don't care about this stuff. On top of that, I'd argue that the vast majority that do care don't know enough to understand just how many parts need to be considered to get a solid understanding of the SoC. I'll be honest, I read AnandTech and love getting into the in-depth reports of their chip analysis, but I'm still very much a layman.
Nobody I've *ever* come across has said to me: I've got to upgrade because the new iPhone now has 6 cores and runs at a much faster 2.49ghz. Not once. They upgrade because they feel their TouchID (or FaceID) was a tad slow or because they ran out of storage or because a friend's photos are better than theirs. I guess, despite being a geek myself, I don't hang out with geeks or folks that are "hip to the specs".
I thought it was RAM but now I am thinking it's the Safari itself, not RAM. I get that a lot on my iMac. It would warn me its running out of memory and refresh. And here's the thing... I have 64 GB of RAM. I checked the Resources and it was not leaking or using up RAM.