Apple iPhone 6 Beats Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 in App Launching Speed Test [Video]

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Posted October 2, 2014 at 7:57pm by Shalom Levytam

The Apple iPhone 6 beat the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 in an app launching speed test performed by PhoneBuff.

Each phone was raced through a series of apps including the camera, photos, web browser, Dictionary.com, Photoshop Touch, Google Earth, Temple Run 2, Fifa 14, Smash Hit, and Angry Birds. The series of apps was then opened for a second time to test the multi-tasking abilities of each device.

Take a look at the results in the video below!

[via Marlon]

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Techno - October 5, 2014 at 10:30pm

Yeah and their excuse is, "it allows flexibility" basically why didn't you bring it back when you found out for we don't take returns or trades! Awesome customer service!!!

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AEB - October 4, 2014 at 8:53am

...can't really bend "speed",or can U?..so would U rather compromise, or buy the real thing, and "not" the next big thing, as they claimed!

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Jon X - October 3, 2014 at 5:33pm

My respect Mr. David but anybody that knows only a bit about programming and how this work knows that iphone completely pauses the app on background while android execute a true multitasking, So all those app were running on the back (android) while iphone had everything paused. I wish you could do the test with apps that really keeps running in the back (iphone) like Music player, Internet radio station apps, Skype and some others........then we may have legit results.

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Great! - October 3, 2014 at 6:31pm

It is legit. These are choices made by the companies about how multitasking is handled. ios apps can run in the background if the app maker programmed it to do so. However, if required, it can also be "paused". Android app makers can do it too, or can't they? Anyway, Google designed Android to do multitasking the way they do and so it has an impact. Good or bad, depends on how you use the app, OS & device. In real world use, each has its benefits. In this particular test, it just shows that a user using ios can "resume" a task faster. And that HTC trashes Samsung. So the question shouldn't be why iOS is faster, but why is Samsung's device is so pathetically slower than HTC's?

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Techno - October 3, 2014 at 3:24pm

"RICE BURNER VERSUS LAMBORGINI"

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Shaun - October 3, 2014 at 3:14pm

Seems hard and samsung phones use more energy have more memory but use it much less efficiently. They are kind of clunky really and less efficient.

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fairichi - October 3, 2014 at 10:57am

iPhone 6 performed well. This kinda speed is why I like the iPhone.

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ratGT - October 3, 2014 at 10:27am

Sammyyyyyyy!!! What's up with mocking Apple about CPU cores, RAM gigabytes and more efficient components?!?!? I will tell what just happened by the iPhone 6: F-A-T-A-L-I-T-Y!!!

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Alexanderjotta - October 3, 2014 at 5:52am

You guys do realize that th FTC on m8 is about to be early replaced bed year , almost making it a year older than the iPhone 6, and there isn't a big difference there either, it's obvious the iPhone 6 is going to win since it came out a few weeks ago. And remember that those androids devices push more than twice the pixels in their screens, FYI Higher resolution graphics more processing power needed, I would like to see the note 4 against the two and not use the iPhone 6 but the 6 plus. I personally think there are 3 smart phones worth buying, moto x the best looking and feeling phone I've hold, iPhone for iOS users and note 4 for big screen users

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Great! - October 3, 2014 at 10:18am

Understood. But those androids are also sporting quad core CPUs with higher Rams. Hardware wise, they appear to be more powerful. Yes they have higher resolutions to push to. However that is their design choice. Apple doesn't go around trying to get the highest resolutions or highest CPU cores or throw in lots of ram. It is their design choice to balance it this particular way to ensure optimum battery, size, weight and other considerations. But even then, the software and OS is better coupled to the hardware which allows for better sustained speeds and performance all round.

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gamerscul9870 - October 3, 2014 at 10:58am

Alexander, the hd in phones that have million more pixels than iPhones don't make a difference. It's like cramming in more and it's still as clear like the 6. I did see a video comparison between lgg3 and 6 yet both look the same but as far as performance goes. The 5s and HTC one m8 test had iphone fast at some parts and HTC was couple seconds behind. The new phones this year might have a chance to beat the 6 judging how much more power is out in compared to last year's but then again just barely win.

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iDontKnow - October 3, 2014 at 5:15am

Out of thr box with less apps running at the bacground will give you high benchmark. Just keep it thay way to keep your iphone speed.

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Darryn - October 3, 2014 at 8:16am

"iDon'tKnow" clearly does not know... My iPhone performs the same today with 296 apps installed as it did when I had just the stock apps installed.

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Great! - October 3, 2014 at 10:07am

Idontknow doesn't know that ios does multitasking smartly. He's thinking of android's way. Besides, the benchmark obviously had both clean booted. Otherwise the benchmark cannot be called a benchmark.

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iDontKnow - October 4, 2014 at 5:21am

Haha! Im using both iphone and samsung on daily basis for years now. If own both of them you will see and feel the difference. If you want simple and easy you will choose iphone. If you want to explore and want to benefit the smart phone you will like samsung. The reason i keep the iphone is for the imsg and facetime. Iphone is a smart phone and samsung is a smarter phone. Same goes with the user.

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iDontKnow - October 4, 2014 at 5:35am

Darryl. Installing 296 apps without running the will not affect the preformance of your phone. Try running them 1 by 1 for 30 seconds each app. Then once you are done. Look in the mirror and say what you have mentioned here. Less available RAM will give you poor performance. Apple needs to give us the device with higher specs for the price we paid. I hope everyone will agree.

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gamerscul9870 - October 3, 2014 at 1:49am

You did something to your phone this guy didn't. That's why it's acting different.

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Shaun - October 3, 2014 at 1:36am

All I can say is wow. Go apple.

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Pretender - October 2, 2014 at 11:47pm

There is one problem that you can not buy Samsung phones without contract.

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John Doe - October 2, 2014 at 11:46pm

Once you jailbreak an iPhone you can cut out more of the fluff that Apple adds like stupid animations. It will become insanely fast and responsive. Trust me.

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hamood_d10 - October 2, 2014 at 11:03pm

STUPID TEST

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Darryn - October 3, 2014 at 8:19am

It's actually not... It's like a real-world test... You would be switching between apps and having to load the app from scratch is a huge waste of time and here Samsung boasts all of this hardware specs but it can't keep the app in a paused state like an iPhone can? That's poor optimisation... Even the HTC which is also running Android can optimise itself better...

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zib - October 2, 2014 at 9:27pm

most stupid test ever. Even if I want the iPhone to win this the test has to be stock apps only and not third party apps. Third party apps and games would be coded totally different between Android and IOS and there would certainly be differences in optimizations etc. The iPhone would probably come out as a winner anyway due to Apples tight software,hardware integration but this test just hurts more than proves that with all the possible flaws.

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te72s - October 2, 2014 at 9:30pm

that's true

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CB - October 3, 2014 at 12:58am

It's a good thing they only used third party apps then. So it's completely legit. So you can go back under that bridge.

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Darryn - October 3, 2014 at 8:29am

And an another note... Apple's strictness to app developers allows for software to flow more easily and have less shit like as you can see with the HTC running quite well with re-opening the apps again and Samsung having to reload the app from scratch... So please... Go back to your preferred bridge..

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real - October 2, 2014 at 9:01pm

What's the point of opening an app 2 millisecons faster if you can't even put the phone on your pocket because it'll bend

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Sunny - October 2, 2014 at 9:04pm

That's iPhone 6 Plus, it's iPhone 6 which is 4.7' inch disp. Unfortunately Samsung lost the chance to win.

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 9:06pm

The point is to save time to get to everything else quicker. I do every daily objective on angry birds, ninja slash, 8 ball pool, and temple run 2 and the faster it is, the quicker I can get readupy in the morning. Don't see what bending had to do with it.

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 9:07pm

They always lose no matter how much they play catch up. Look at the comment they admitted. Funny and true.

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John SG - October 2, 2014 at 8:37pm

That's the real innovation , The 1.4 ghz dual core and only 1 gig of ram beats easily the 2.5ghz quads and 2gigs !!!!

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 8:52pm

tell it to the Lumpia that so wisely mocked iPhones camera. Ok Galaxy to for how it continues to focus away from itself. HTC? It tried.

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iDood - October 2, 2014 at 8:30pm

I don't mean to sound like I'm bashing android here but iOS is a winner here.

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 8:51pm

You speak truth when there is proof.

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 8:25pm

Remember my ad where I mentioned truth hurts. This video sums it all up! What am I now after all these years? I was good for size and that only! I was only good for predicting how good the 6 was, no wonder my phones aka junk was bigger before iphone. It was a prediction. *sobs*

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gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 8:18pm

What now trolls who assumed it was the same. Still 1 gb of ram and dual core yet big performance makes all the difference. Let it sync through.

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