Apple promised a significant performance boost for the A14 Bionic processor in the latest iPhone 12 model. And after testing both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, Apple was not kidding about the A14's performance. In fact, the iPhone 12 series once again left the best Android phones behind.

In both synthetic benchmarks and real-world testing, the new 5nm A14 chip beat every Android phone. This means that the gap between the iPhone 12 and its competitors has widened again, at least until Qualcomm responds with the Snapdragon 875 chip.

Apple told us this would happen. When it unveiled its new iPhones this month, it promised, among other things, a 50% improvement in performance and graphics. iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro compared to some recent models showed no such improvement, but the latest iPhones certainly outperform the previous models .

Mobile phone performance measurements involve more than raw numbers. Those who have tested these phones for our iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro reviews have reported that the new phones handled anything they could throw at them, including some very demanding games. Still, the benchmarks help illustrate the impression of a faster, more responsive phone.

The following is what we have recorded so far for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro.

Geekbench 5 measures general performance. The iPhone usually dominates this test, and it continues to do so for the iPhone 12.

The iPhone 12 recorded the highest numbers in Geekbench 5, with a single-core score of 1,593 and a multi-core score of 3,859. This is a 19% and 10% improvement, respectively, over the iPhone 11 Pro Max's single-core and multi-core results in the same test. iPhone 12 Pro's best results surpassed iPhone 12 with scores of 1,595 and 3,880.

More importantly, both iPhones beat all of the recent Android devices we tested: the Asus ROG Phone 3, thanks to its Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, an overclocked version of the standard 865, It achieved the best results in Geekbench. However, the ROG Phone 3's single-core score of 974 and multi-core score of 3393 are quite poor compared to iPhone 12 models. other Android flagship models like the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy S20 Plus also lag behind. behind.

For graphics, we used 3DMark's new Wild Life test. This is a new cross-platform benchmark for comparing the graphics performance of new mobile devices. This benchmark forces cell phones to render complex scenes in real time, reflecting games that feature short bursts of intense motion.

In this test, the iPhone 11 Pro Max came across a surprisingly better result than the new iPhone with an average score of 7,709 and 42 frames per second. iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro had similar results to each other with 6,562 and 6,567 respectively. This corresponds to 39 fps. This corresponds to 39 fps.

While it is a mystery why older iPhones performed better in this particular benchmark, it is worth noting that the Android phones tested so far in 3DMark Wild Life lag far behind the iPhone 12. The best result among the recently released models retested was the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, with a result of 4,182 (25 FPS). iPhone 12 Pro's result is 57% better.

There is also an Unlimited version of the Wild Life benchmark that runs the test off-screen. The results here are as expected, with the iPhone 12 Pro recording the highest numbers, and both new iPhones outperforming the iPhone 11 Pro Max. As expected, the iPhone left the Android devices tested in Wild Life Unlimited behind.

The real-world tests we like to run on premium smartphones include Adobe's Premiere Rush app. This test measures the time it takes to transcode a short 4K video to 1080p. The iPhone usually excels in this test, but recent Android phones have improved. However, to catch up to the iPhone 12, it needs to be more powerful.

The iPhone 12 Pro took 27 seconds, while the iPhone 12 took 1 second off. This is an impressive improvement over the iPhone 11 Pro Max's pacesetter time of 46 seconds.

The best video encoding test record for an Android phone was 1 minute 13 seconds set by the Galaxy S20 Plus earlier this year, but the Note 20 Ultra fell three seconds short. taking over 90 seconds to do what the iPhone 12 does in less than 30 minutes.

There are many things to consider when buying a new smartphone, from battery life to camera performance. But if you're wondering about performance, you can be sure that the iPhone 12 and its A14 processor are ready for any job. It's time for Android phones to catch up again.