The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max were launched in global markets including India earlier this week, and the company’s flagship smartphones use the most powerful A-series chipset, the A18 Pro. According to popular benchmarking website Geekbench, the new processor is more powerful than last year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the device that topped the Android benchmark charts. The latest benchmark results for the iPhone 16 Pro Max also suggest that it could offer performance that rivals Apple’s desktop-class M1 chipset.
Entries for the iPhone 17.2 (equivalent to the top model iPhone 16 Pro Max) have appeared on Geekbench in the last few days. In one of the benchmark results released on Wednesday, the iPhone 16 Pro Max scored 3,409 points in the single-core test and 8,492 points in the multi-core test.
If these benchmarks hold true, the iPhone 16 series will go on sale on September 20, but reviewers have already had access to the phones and Apple’s flagship smartphone is significantly superior to its predecessor. The iPhone 15 Pro Max scored 2,886 points and 7,157 points in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra currently leads the list of tested Android smartphones in Geekbench with an (average) single-core score of 2145 points and a multi-core score of 6701 points. The South Korean tech company’s flagship phone is powered by the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8 chipset, offering the fastest performance yet in an Android phone.
It’s also worth noting that the multi-core benchmark score for the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s A18 Pro chip is slightly higher than the average score for the M1-equipped 2020 MacBook Air. Apple’s smartphone chip also shines two additional CPU cores to provide similar performance to desktop-class processors.
It’s worth noting that Apple’s A18 Pro chip will soon have more powerful competitors. This chip, called Snapdragon 8 Generation 4, is expected to be released by Qualcomm next month. A consultant has leaked a hypothetical benchmark for the new chipset, showing the new chip scoring 3,236 and 10,049 points in the single-core and multi-core benchmark tests, respectively. However, the claims are worthwhile as the processor has not been announced yet and performance may vary among smartphones released with this chipset.
Bhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of experience in the media industry. He specializes in covering the global technology landscape, with a deep focus on manufacturing trends and the geopolitical impact on tech companies. Currently serving as the Editor at Udaipur Kiran, his insights are shaped by decades of hands-on reporting and editorial leadership in the fast-evolving world of technology.
