Geekbench Scores Suggest iPhone 7 Outperforms Current 12.9-Inch iPad ProAnother set of
Geekbench results claiming to be from an
iPhone 7 have appeared online, just a day before the device is set to be announced.
We've seen alleged Geekbench reports before – screenshots that turned out to be
fake – but emerging so close to the phone's unveiling and appearing on the PrimateLabs site, this one may have more legitimacy to it.
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The device is identified as an "iPhone9,3", which may refer to a third model of iPhone 7, given that the
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus carry the hardware strings "iPhone8,1" and "iPhone8,2", respectively. And yet the RAM for the device is stated as 2GB, whereas previous rumors imply that the iPhone 7 Plus will get
3GB RAM, suggesting this is a 4.7-inch device.
The scores indicate significant performance gains owing to the A10 chip expected to feature in the iPhone 7. If the results are legitimate, a single-core score of 3379 and multi-core score of 5495 show that a 400MHz A10 processor easily beats the performance of the A9 in the iPhone 6s Plus, which scores
2490 and
4341, respectively.
On these results, the A10 also outperforms the 2.2GHz A9X chip powering the 12.9-inch
iPad Pro, which returns
Geekbench scores of 3224 and 5466, respectively.
Interestingly, the report says the handset is running a future version of
iOS 10 (10.1) that has yet to be seeded to developers, implying that the test was conducted internally, apparently with full knowledge that the results would become public.
As noted, suspension of belief is advised without any official confirmation, but we shouldn't have to wait long before more concrete results begin appearing in the wild.
Apple is expected to reveal its new iPhones tomorrow, along with a second-generation
Apple Watch, and refreshed Beats products. Apple should also provide final release dates for iOS 10,
macOS Sierra,
tvOS 10, and
watchOS 3, and it may have other product and service updates to announce. Check back with MacRumors.com for live coverage and through the
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Geekbench Scores Suggest iPhone 7 Outperforms Current 12.9-Inch iPad Pro
