Benchmarking: Geekbench 4

[sepia66]

It would be interesting to know how this new phone performs against the Galaxy S7 and the iPhone 7. In a way this could show how the hardware is integrated with the software...something the Apple geeks like to boast about.

 

[mscjr]

They're out there, early benchmarks for the Pixel and Pixel XL phones (Geekbench 4) have come in around 4100 multi core, and 1580 single.

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I wouldn't get too hung up on raw performance, where Google is going is much more centered around the phone being an extension of the ecosystem you've come to rely on in Google Assistant. It's a gamble, and one that could potentially pay off.

 

[sepia66]

True. My Galaxy Tab S2 2016 does not give the highest of benchmarks but it's still performs fast enough for everyday use. I'm not a gamer anyway. Probably these benchmarks are more adapted to highly intensive gaming than when you use the phone/tablet for normal use. I was curious anyway.

 

[mscjr]

True. My Galaxy Tab S2 2016 does not give the highest of benchmarks but it's still performs fast enough for everyday use. I'm not a gamer anyway. Probably these benchmarks are more adapted to highly intensive gaming than when you use the phone/tablet for normal use. I was curious anyway.

They're just a measurement of raw power - at the end of the day a phone 'feels' fast enough or it doesn't. Chasing the top specs is a fools errand, wait a month or two and there will be a new top dog... ad infinitum. Gaming, reboots, reloads, etc are where you'd really notice it.

Silver lining: all things being equal less power requires less battery - so maybe it's more fuel efficient, a trade off I'd take any day.

 

[sepia66]

Benchmarks or not, I sincerely hope that the Pixel does well. It was high time that Google as the software developer was much more involved in the hardware integration and from what I've seen in the early reviews this combination seems to have attracted a lot of positive feedback.

 

[mscjr]

I agree - I like the focus on ecosystem. However I do have some concerns over the direction, and what it could potentially lead to in terms of competition (Android cannibalizing Android to the end of less diversity) and the trend towards simplicity and ease of use.

 

[sepia66]

Having a true Google product line could serve as guidance to other manufacturers as to how Android was projected for use, without bloatware and other user interphases which though these might make the software appearance more appealing they are resource hogs. It's not the first time I installed simpler launchers such as Nova over Touchwiz to simplify things, although nowadays I find Touchwiz much more toned down than it used to be.