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0 pointssurgical_fire2y ago0 comments

Because faster CPU on phones mostly doesn't matter.

I have a midrange Android phone that I use to watch videos, listen to music and podcasts, internet browsing, chat, banking. The only thing I don't do on my phone is play games. I never once caught myself thinking "boy, this phone is slow, a faster CPU would do wonders here". It doesn't ever even feel hot to the touch.

I bet it can run just fine most mobile games available. What the hell are people running on their phones that need a better CPU?

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pseudosavant2y ago

The fact that my 6yo iPhone 8 is still as fast as a 3yo Pixel phone definitely is part of why I can keep my iPhones far longer than another other phone I've ever had. You rarely see 6yo Android phones still in use, because it'd be as slow as a 9yo iPhone.

surgical_fireOP2y ago

I have a OnePlus 6T acquired in 2019 that is absolutely fine to this day. I only replaced it because they dropped support for new OS updates.

I installed DivestOS on it and use it as a backup phone (i.e.: I take it with me to the gym, and keep my main phone at home). If they had kept support, I wouldn't even have replaced it.

pseudosavant2y ago

Single threaded (best indicator of device responsiveness) Geekbench score:

2018 OnePlus 6T: 521

2017 iPhone 8: 1020

My older phone is literally twice as fast. From a performance perspective it will be usable far longer than the OnePlus.

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0 pointssurgical_fire2y ago0 comments

Because faster CPU on phones mostly doesn't matter.

I bet it can run just fine most mobile games available. What the hell are people running on their phones that need a better CPU?

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pseudosavant2y ago

surgical_fireOP2y ago

I have a OnePlus 6T acquired in 2019 that is absolutely fine to this day. I only replaced it because they dropped support for new OS updates.

I installed DivestOS on it and use it as a backup phone (i.e.: I take it with me to the gym, and keep my main phone at home). If they had kept support, I wouldn't even have replaced it.

pseudosavant2y ago

Single threaded (best indicator of device responsiveness) Geekbench score:

2018 OnePlus 6T: 521

2017 iPhone 8: 1020

My older phone is literally twice as fast. From a performance perspective it will be usable far longer than the OnePlus.

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