AnTuTu has a new top 10 smartphones for the first quarter of this year, listing the 10 most powerful handsets based on their performance.
While many expected Samsung to rule the top, the Galaxy maker is actually in the second spot, followed by Apple in the third.
So, which one gets the crown?
Well, based on AnTuTu's top 10, top honors go to none other than Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that has been rapidly rising to glory. The Xiaomi Mi 5 is leading the top 10 smartphones in Q1 2016, outperforming both Samsung and Apple's flagships to take the top position.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 scored the best performance at 136,875, followed closely by the Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge with 134,599, while Apple's iPhone 6s/6s Plus comes in third with 133,781.
Rounding out the top five are the Huawei Mate 8 and Meizu Pro 5, which scored 91,157 and 86,322, respectively.
"Compared with the top 10 of last year, 2015 Q1: Samsung Galaxy S6 – 76912; 2015 Q2, Samsung Galaxy S6 – 76912; 2015 Q3, Meizu Pro 5 – 86322; 2015 Q4, Huawei Mate8 – 91157. We are glad to see the r[a]pid growth of Chinese brand," notes AnTuTu.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5, LETV Max, iPhone 6, the standard edition of the Vivo Xplay5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 take the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 spots, respectively.
The latest top smartphones list from AnTuTu not only show the impressive growth of Chinese OEMs, but also the great boost in performance thanks to Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon 820.
The iPhone 6s was in "absolute advantage" when it launched last year, but Snapdragon 820-powered Android flagships have since hit the scene and outperformed Apple's flagship. The iPhone 7/7 Plus will pack an extra kick with a new A10 processor, but until then, it seems that Android is in charge.
It's worth pointing out, however, that resolution influences performance, resulting in different scores for smartphones with the same chip and RAM.
This means that, even if two smartphones have the same Snapdragon 820 powerhouse under the hood, a handset with a 2K display will have higher hardware requirements than one with a 1080p resolution. For this reason, the Xiaomi Mi 5 with a 1080p resolution has a higher score than the Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge with a 2K display.
Similarly, the Meizu Pro 5 with a 1080p resolution scores higher than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with a 2K resolution.
