In all the benchmarks I've looked at the Edge is lagging slightly behind the plain S7. This is true for the global and the US version. How can this be, given the fact that their processing hardware is identical? What am I missing? Should this be a factor in choosing between the two?
Link to Google doc with the benchmark data and calculations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jm4uo9ZWhDdlL_BfeO_ziWTAs9RavR5qbtLZUsLZcIU/edit#gid=0
Website | Average difference |
androidbenchmark.net | S7 scores 8.1% higher |
phonearena.com | S7 scores 7.2% higher |
gfxbench.com | S7 scores 2.5% higher |
Link to Google doc with the benchmark data and calculations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jm4uo9ZWhDdlL_BfeO_ziWTAs9RavR5qbtLZUsLZcIU/edit#gid=0