Aquila
Retired Moderator
People have likened smartphone to cars a lot lately, so here's my attempt:
4 Vehicles: Lamborghini with top speed 230 mph under controlled conditions. Honda Civic with top speed 107 mph under controlled conditions. Hummer H3 with top speed 106 mph before it tips over. Yamaha moped, top speed 46 mph.
In a 25 mph school zone, assuming all 4 follow the speed limits, which one is faster? A better question, since they all go <= 25mph, is which one is more comfortable and easier to maneuver in order to drive safely?
End of analogy. Point is: We don't have software that uses 10% of what most of these devices can handle... the lag you see is the same lag cars see when shifting gears, which happens even at low speeds. Benchmarks would only matter if we were trying to top these things out in the salt flats. Since we're driving them on every day speeds, and of course all of us follow posted speed limits, the one that matches the features and design that you want is the best.
4 Vehicles: Lamborghini with top speed 230 mph under controlled conditions. Honda Civic with top speed 107 mph under controlled conditions. Hummer H3 with top speed 106 mph before it tips over. Yamaha moped, top speed 46 mph.
In a 25 mph school zone, assuming all 4 follow the speed limits, which one is faster? A better question, since they all go <= 25mph, is which one is more comfortable and easier to maneuver in order to drive safely?
End of analogy. Point is: We don't have software that uses 10% of what most of these devices can handle... the lag you see is the same lag cars see when shifting gears, which happens even at low speeds. Benchmarks would only matter if we were trying to top these things out in the salt flats. Since we're driving them on every day speeds, and of course all of us follow posted speed limits, the one that matches the features and design that you want is the best.