[Swordmaker]

It’s a phone. Well, both are. What’s this “speed test” pissing match worth in every day usage? I have no horse in this particular race, I use an HTC a couple of years old that has been very dependable and does what I need it do, it runs the usual apps without lag or problems. Good enough.

Uh, this test is designed to demonstrate the differences in "everyday usage," Moltke. The iPhone 6S, a year old design is faster at doing every day things than the latest release from Samsung.

[gortklattu]

My 6S impresses me with all it does and it’s speed; but it’s photos are jaw-dropping.

I’ve got a new 80D with a better lens, and a Hasselblad sitting in the file cabinet. This confirms that the camera companies are sandbagging us.

[Moltke]

Fair enough, but like I said I have an older smartphone that’s plenty fast enough for anything I need. Subjective, granted.

How “fast” do folks need in real life? Do people spend all their time doing benchmark tests on their phones? Will they have a mental meltdown over a few milliseconds give or take?

The point being, I guess, that most all of these contraptions are so capable these days that the last tenth of a percent in performance won’t make a perceptible difference to most users. And spending hundreds of $$$ for one model over the other doesn’t really buy you much more than benchmark bragging rights. JMHO, YMMV.