Samsung Galaxy S6 in comparison with the main top range results … – OptiMagazine

After the preview of the new flagship of Samsung, the Galaxy S6 , the movement of data for the first tests on the device was inevitable, so that the flagship was made comparison with the top of the range of 2014 and with the top range of HTC, One M9 . As it was easy to imagine, the results are amazing: the team at Phone Arena, for example, has performed numerous benchmarks that revealed data that showed a clear superiority of Galaxy S6 than other devices, especially with the new Exynos 7420 octa-core processors with 14 nm manufacturing process and new memories UFS 2.0 .

The measure of the performance of a system of electronic processing is a problem that has its roots in the early days of : it is a controversial and debated, and the latest developments in the mobile sector will only flesh out the party of the skeptics. When it comes to measuring the performance of a smartphone, are usually used two modus operandi: the first makes use of various benchmarking tools, in order to test the device at the limit of its possibilities. The second is – in our view – the most important, as it is based on daily utilization of the device, making us understand the real quality of the product.

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The colleagues of Phone Arena have used the two main benchmark suite: we refer to AnTuTu and GFXBench .

AnTuTu

AnTuTu is a benchmark designed to test the performance capabilities of four important aspects of mobile devices: graphics (2D and 3D UI base), CPU (fixed, floating-point and threading), RAM (reading and writing) and I / O (read and write). In the test with the benchmark AnTuTu v5.6.1, the Galaxy S6 got a score of 69019 , outperforming the direct competition (even internal). Most of the competition is based on Soc Snapdragon 801, while the current flagship of Samsung is based on a own Exynos 7420 , which proves faster than all current smartphones.

Here are the top 10 devices in ascending order:

• Samsung Galaxy Alpha , AnTuTu score: 42869
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact , AnTuTu score: 43911
• Moto X 2014 , AnTuTu score: 44511
• HTC Butterfly 2 , AnTuTu score: 45570
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge , AnTuTu score: 46284
• Motorola DROID Turbo , AnTuTu score: 48412
• Meizu MX4 , AnTuTu score: 49154
• Google Nexus 6 , AnTuTu score: 49480
• HTC One M9 , AnTuTu score: 56690
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge , AnTuTu score: 69019

I would define the speed Galaxy S6 (top variant Edge) “shameful”, in reference to the speed of writing and reading in memory.

AndroBench memory test , always performed by colleagues of Phone Arena, has highlighted another impressive figure: the sequential write test, the Galaxy S6 clocked a speed of 139.08 MB / s . The sequential read test revealed a speed of 314.87 MB / s, and also test the random read is something dramatic, with 77.2 MB / s. The new memory UFS 2.0 proves therefore a good choice and convincing, despite the non-expandable via MicroSD, which could slow a device almost perfect.

write speed: 139.08 MB / s

GFXBench: Manhattan and T-Rex HD

GFXBench is a valuable benchmark both in variety and detail of the individual tests, especially for that are divided into groups of high and low level. The tests simulate the high-level nature of 3D applications, particularly games: they do rendering scenes with an incredible amount of data, thus putting the whip GPUs.

The tests include high-level tests for both OpenGL ES 2.0 (T-Rex) that OpenGL ES 3.0 (Manhattan):

• T-Rex simulates an action sequence in which a motorcyclist is chased through the jungle by a tyrannosaurus. Despite being a test medium duty, T-Rex loads the GPU with multiple effects.
• Manhattan renders a city scene in which a giant robot fights against tanks, all while lights of different colors move on the scene. And ‘the ideal tool for measuring the quality of the GPU.

Best smartphone, in ascending order, according GFXBench T-Rex HD:

• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 30 FPS
• LG G Flex , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 33 FPS
• Amazon Fire Phone , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 33.6 FPS
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 35 FPS
• Apple iPhone 5s , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 35 FPS
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 39.2 FPS
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus , T GFXBench -Rex HD on-screen score: 40.9 FPS
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 41.5 FPS
• Apple iPhone 6 , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 48.9 FPS
• HTC One M9 , GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen score: 50 FPS

Best smartphone, in ascending order, according GFXBench Manhattan:

• Sony Xperia Z3v , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 12.5 FPS
• Sony Xperia Z3 , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 12.5 FPS
• Asus PadFone X , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 12.8 FPS
• HTC Butterfly 2 , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 13 FPS
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 14 FPS
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 18.4 FPS
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 22.7 FPS
• HTC One M9 , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 24 FPS
• Apple iPhone 6 , TIED, GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 25.8 FPS
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact , TIED , GFXBench Manhattan on-screen score: 25.8 FPS

The test with GFXBench, then, shows that Galaxy S6 of the GPU, the Mali T-760, is inferred to top- Qualcomm Adreno series . The 14 FPS Test Manhattan are certainly not something exceptional, but the 30 FPS test T-Rex is an interesting result. The GPU is certainly not the strong point of the Galaxy S6, but it still ranks among the best device of the moment.