Even as Apple gears up to launch its next-gen iPhone, smartphone enthusiasts are pitting the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 5 against the former's old warhorse, the iPhone 6, to see how the two fare in a speed test.
On paper, the latest Samsung flagship comes across as a robust and powerful smartphone. When compared to the iPhone 6, the Galaxy Note 5 has beefed up specs. The Samsung offering's 4GB of RAM and octa-core processor make the Apple smartphone's 1GB of RAM and dual-core processor seem yesteryear's—albeit only on paper.
To see how the Galaxy Note 5 compares in performance against the iPhone 6, which was released in 2014, user DroidModderX pitted the two handsets side by side in a real-world speed test on YouTube.
The speed test was designed to compare the everyday usage of the devices. If you're wondering which smartphone came out on top, prepare to be surprised.
The video shows that the iPhone 6 fares better than the Galaxy Note 5 despite having weaker specs on paper, confirming that high-end hardware does not always mean better performance.
When DroidModderX started the test and loaded the stock apps, both the devices were neck and neck. It was when intensive applications were tested out that the Apple software emerged victorious, thrashing Samsung in the process. Loading Angry Birds on both smartphones a second time around showed that, while the iPhone 6 was ready, the Galaxy Note 5 was still loading the game.
Basically, apps that were opened once on the iPhone 6 opened swiftly, whereas those on the Galaxy Note 5 took full load times.
"As you can see, [the iPhone 6] is kind of blowing the Note 5 out of the water now because it doesn't have to totally reopen apps. The Note 5 closes out every app and then totally has to reopen it," explained DroidModderX in the YouTube video. "Part of the problem with TouchWiz is the way it handles memory ... whereas the iPhone 6 was able to just reopen the app from the background."
The TouchWiz UI is to blame for Galaxy Note 5 being defeated by the iPhone 6, which makes us wonder: what if the impending iPhone 6s was pitted against the Samsung smartphone?
Check out the video of the iPhone 6 and Galaxy Note 5's speed test below.
