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Dimensity 9500 vs A19 Pro

Dimensity 9500
VS
A19 Pro
Dimensity 9500
A19 Pro

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra MP12) with the older 6-core Apple A19 Pro (Apple A19 Pro GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (50)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500
  • Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 48%) AnTuTu 11 score – 3760K vs 2538K
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Dimensity 9500
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A19 Pro

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Dimensity 9500 +48%
3760662
A19 Pro
2538751
CPU 1048345 753740
GPU 1432351 926158
Memory 476680 217137
UX 803286 641716
Total score 3760662 2538751
Samples [119 tests] [23 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Dimensity 9500
3352
A19 Pro +18%
3970
Multi-Core Score
Dimensity 9500
10402
A19 Pro +1%
10558
Asset compression 397.3 MB/sec 338.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 292.7 pages/sec 246.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 328.1 Mpixels/sec 235.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 234.3 images/sec 358.7 images/sec
HDR 328.1 Mpixels/sec 337.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 40.9 images/sec 43.9 images/sec
Photo processing 109.9 images/sec 109.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.3 Mpixels/sec 10.8 Mpixels/sec
Samples 29 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Dimensity 9500
25501
A19 Pro +79%
45708
Background blur 47.2 images/sec 96.5 images/sec
Face detection 26.1 images/sec 104.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.78 Gpixels/sec 1.26 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.31 Gpixels/sec 1.6 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.68 Gpixels/sec 3.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.31 Gpixels/sec 0.61 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 91.9 Gpixels/sec 119 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3324.6 FPS 4071.9 FPS
API Vulkan Metal
Samples 14 tests 9 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Dimensity 9500 +25%
3119
A19 Pro
2487
Score 3119 2487
Stability 57% 76%
Graphics test 23 FPS 18 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Dimensity 9500 +21%
13319
A19 Pro
10999
Score 13319 10999
Graphics test 51 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 55 FPS 47 FPS
Section 2 52 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 43 FPS 36 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14375 -
Video editing score 5995 -
Data manipulation score 12159 -
Photo editing score 34571 -
Writing score 22695 -
Phones tested 4 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 -> ForgolkaAnTuTu 123407758
📘 2026-09-29 -> StevenSAnTuTu 123322691
📘 2026-09-27 (Pradip)AnTuTu 123930709
📘 2026-09-27 (hi)AnTuTu 123413066
📘 2026-09-26 (Ghoul)AnTuTu 123633640
Add View all (155)
Apple A19 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq)AnTuTu 112602137
📘 2026-09-16 (Anatoli)AnTuTu 112304042
📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005)Geekbench 6 CPU4028 / 10579
📘 2026-06-15 (Domi)AnTuTu 112427596
📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano)AnTuTu 112258714
Add View all (41)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500 and A19 Pro

CPU

Architecture 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra
3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium
4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro		 2x 4.26 GHz –
4x 2.6 GHz –
Cores 8 6
Frequency 4210 MHz 4260 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB -
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Apple A19 Pro GPU
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Apple A GPU
GPU frequency 1716 MHz 1620 MHz
Pipelines 12 6
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 768
FLOPS 5271.5 Gigaflops 2488.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 -
OpenCL version 3.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 100 TOPS 35 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 85.3 Gb/s 76.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 NVMe
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 3x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3		 - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X80
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10700 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2025 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6993 APL1V12
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site -

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Comments

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Arun May 21, 2026 at 01:55 PM
What makes processors powerful? Architecture? NO. It's Optimisation. Everything is thing depends on the optimisation. And Apple doing well
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Ironen June 1, 2026 at 02:18 PM
Agree 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Arun May 21, 2026 at 01:50 PM
870 user me watching war btw 2 top chips
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f3rdyy May 2, 2026 at 05:53 AM
Helio G99 user like me just watch the war score debate from the side hahaha :V
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HeyBuddy April 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Mediatek haters gonna say anything to make these results seem fake...Oh btw I'm using x200 pro and iphone 17 pro max lemme tell you one thing: The LAST'S YEAR dimensity 9400 is a BIT FASTER than a19 pro in almost every scenario. BUT depends on which OS you prefer...Both phones have insane performance whether in gaming or editing.
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Aaa May 8, 2026 at 05:04 AM
Why you are using 2 phones simultaneously like why?
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F*** apple November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Apple dih riders, remember we have switch,ps2,psp,dolphin, Nintendo 3ds etc emulator go f your hitman,re Bluh Bluh PS3 games(these ps5 games looks like a PS3 or 2 game on your apple SOCs, u think ur igpu can run ps5 games 🤡) And u can play 3 or 4 aaa games and it won't take more than 17-20 hr to finish most of them(I play aaa games on my PC rtx 4070+i7 14700 non ). android user has thousand of choice(like GTA series,rdr2,sekiro,got,prototype,mafia,rdr,far cry series,ac series,mk,Tekken, pokemon,Mario,Zelda,gow,re,ds+++999%) You have 3 or 4 aaa games(PS3 graphics)🤡🤡 Why tf u think collers exist for phone(what tf red magic phone's looks better than ur gayple phones)
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Android is trash January 9, 2026 at 06:13 AM
Did someone who owns Apple do something bad to you? You definitely sound butthurt for no reason 😂😂did they beat yo ass or did something with ur mum? Cry harder brainwashed kid
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sorry January 9, 2026 at 08:19 AM
Android is trash, sorry, mediatek and qualcomm stomps, no debate here.
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Samsung trash November 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
In Solar bay Extreme:- A19 Pro scores 2088 and MTK 9500 scores 1316. 3D mark WildLife life:- A19 Pro scores 3652 and MTK 9500 scored 4515.
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Lol January 9, 2026 at 06:15 AM
What 3d wild life you did? Because my 17 pro scores 5500 points in wild life extreme
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Samsung trash November 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I think, both these chipsets are good, ngl. Tho there is one point I want to point out. 1. GB 6 GPU Compute score is'nt directly comparable cause iOS uses MetalFX for gpu acceleration while android uses OpenCL and Vulkan. 2. Antutu again is not comparable cause it was made for Android's benchmarking and its still not cross platform comparable. 3. This is for Dimensity 9500, the instruction architecture is better, ARM V 9.3 vs ARM V 9.2. 4. L1 and L2 cache of A19 Pro is significantly bigger than Dimensity 9500, making it easy for CPU to access memory pool, making CPU run much lighter than what would have happened if L1 and L2 caches were lower in numbers. 5. Memory of Dimensity 9500 is significantly better than A19 Pro making it easy for MTK 9500, to do multitasking without breaking a sweat and keeping apps in background without bothering much, but iOS's ram management is also efficient enough to keep up with it, tho multitasking is still a far fetched dream on iOS. 6. Codecs support is better on A19 Pro, like VP8, Motion JPEG codecs can't run on devices using MTK 9500, also in audio AAX, AAX+, E-AAC,etc are some god damn pleasing to ear codecs which can't run on MTK 9500.
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God November 18, 2025 at 07:21 PM
6. VP8 codec is obsolete. Motion Jpeg and rest audio codecs can work with SW configuration without breaking sweat. For now only av1 hw encoding matters for hq media compression and for Android and rest os flac for hq audio.
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BobMcBurger October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Everyone’s hyping up the Dimensity, but let’s see which device actually holds performance under load. Peak scores don’t mean much if the chip heats up and throttles. Apple’s chips have long won in performance per watt, which is why they stay faster for longer, even if the peak numbers look lower.
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JATHNIEL November 1, 2025 at 08:52 AM
and what proves that? especially in today's chip generations.
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Lol November 15, 2025 at 05:20 PM
100%. These numbers are so meaningless and ridiculous. It’s becoming funny. And I think it’s stupid how this website compares antutu score and then right below it. It says they’re not directly comparable.. Honestly, what games on android even use that kind of GPU power they don’t even have AAA games like iPhone does. lol. The best looking game they have is genshin. But yes, you’re correct. All of this power is meaningless. If you can’t play a game for more than 10 minutes at a good frame rate. A19 pro is the overall better chip this website needs to recheck how they compare chips.
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Xiaomi user November 16, 2025 at 07:02 AM
Lol, Oh here we go with that fucking apple glazer we don't have AAA games it's better to be joking first we have emulators for pc Nintendo and PlayStation There some triple AAA games on android Grid legends wuthring waves with pc confing to enable pc resolution one of the biggest games coming this year where wings meet a fucking open world game triple AAA with the most highest graphics you will ever seen in your life for a mobile also Fortnite delta force this game supports 165fps and the oppo find x9 pro runs this game on 165fps stable car x street need for speed mobile Chinese valorant mobile ananta (coming in 2026) rust Mobile and more so please shut fuck up and stop glazing the iporn
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Xiaomi user November 16, 2025 at 07:11 AM
Lol, I mean one plus 15 not the oppo
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Samsung trash November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lol, How did bro even get -2 votes for telling the truth. Bruh Android fan boys are are toxic dude
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Samsung trash November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Xiaomi user, Yeah but isn't OP 15 horrible at cameras?
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Xiaomi user November 18, 2025 at 05:18 AM
Samsung trash, It's actually better than 17 and 17 pro in cameras BC this phone costs same price as base 17 did you watch comparations on YouTube 😭? iPhone better in selfie camera and video recording
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Xiaomi user November 18, 2025 at 05:19 AM
Samsung trash, "Telling the truth" you really think the only AAA game on android is genshit it's not even a good game in graphics compared to wuwa
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Apple November 25, 2025 at 05:14 PM
Xiaomi user, Nah the oneplus cameras suck no excuse and it can’t even handle the 8g5 it scores lower than the A19 pro in Geekbench
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yoh February 7, 2026 at 02:35 PM
Apple, sorry, if you have any evidence, prove here. otherwise the arguments u prove hold 0 value.
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BobMcBurger March 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Xiaomi user, I’m talking about sustained performance and efficiency, not what games exist on a platform. Listing titles doesn’t address thermal throttling or performance per watt. If a chip can hit high FPS briefly but drops under load, that matters a lot. Apple’s focus has consistently been maintaining performance over time, not chasing peak numbers. That’s the point being made here.
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Noops March 23, 2026 at 05:56 AM
BobMcBurger, sorry, that is not exactly real world demand needs. if you want to play a game that demands high performance chips , that is exactly where peak performance comes in. you have to squeeze every pound of performance of that chip just to play the game. that is exactly where apple lost and qualcomm and mediatek stomps.
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f3rdyy May 6, 2026 at 04:06 AM
Xiaomi user, Let’s be real for a second. Android SoCs have insane power? Sure. No one’s denying that. The benchmarks clearly show it. So yeah, you’ve got 3.5 - 4M+ AnTuTu scores… just to play the same games like Genshin, honkai and WuWa with pc resolution with the most highest graphics you seen in your life and all of that games that even a $100 phone can run. Only difference? Higher settings, frame rates and a smoother experience. Not a different game library. And if we’re bringing up ports like GRID Legends like you mention, let’s be honest — that’s not a modern AAA game pushing current hardware or need a ray tracing. It’s an older game scaled down to fit the entry - midrange Android ecosystem. And 165 FPS on Fortnite? That’s like bragging a GTX 970 can run Counter-Strike at 360 FPS on PC as long as your monitor support it. Cool numbers… but it doesn’t really prove anything. This isn’t about Android being weaker than Apple — don’t twist it. The real issue is: there’s no high-end gaming target on Android right now that actually forces the hardware to go all out. Until there’s an android game that truly needs that level of power… it’s just a marketing for future potential. Nothing more. So at least, just enjoy whatever android brand that you use right now with peacefully and stop the stupid argue with apple user.
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Vin September 26, 2025 at 04:36 PM
While everyone arguing about the arrangement, I believe it’s actually correct because the power isn’t determined solely by the number, after using 9400+ and 8 elite (overclocked) CPUs, to be honest. It doesn’t feel as “smooth” as even the A17 Pro, but they still perform exceptionally well on the board. The number itself is not the most important factor. You could double or triple the number, but the user experience cannot be changed.
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Favi12 September 27, 2025 at 03:44 PM
Nah this is wrong NGL what does the A19 pro have over the Dimensity
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Chu lee September 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bad arrangement, 9500 is better...
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Ttt September 24, 2025 at 09:22 AM
Dimensity 9500 > A19PRO
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Samsung trash November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Elaborate please. Or do you think you above this site?
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thth January 9, 2026 at 08:21 AM
Samsung trash, sorry, the specs are above you, no doubt apple lost since 8 gen 3 and dimensity 9300.
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Phenix September 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
For the A19 pro to be ranked above the Dimensity9500 as no 1 Soc, it shows this site favours apple chipset rather than just the plane truth. The crown should be awarded to the real winner 🏆
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Someone out there September 25, 2025 at 09:26 AM
True, the Dimensity 9500 packs more punch than the A19 pro.
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Bob October 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Peak speed isn’t everything. What matters more is performance per watt, which decides how efficiently a chip can hold its top speeds without overheating or throttling. Apple’s A19 Pro might not always post the highest numbers, but it delivers that performance using less power, meaning it runs cooler and sustains it for longer. That’s why in real-world use, it often feels faster and more consistent, even against chips that look stronger on paper. That is likely way it’s favored over the Dimensity.
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Satwik November 2, 2025 at 09:30 AM
it has always been seen nanoreview being paid by Qualcomm. Apple doesn't even pay these sites. And why do you think A19 Pro isn't as good as 9500?? Or are you a meat rider of Androids??
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root November 14, 2025 at 07:19 AM
Satwik, Would be nice to hear in which place we can take out money from Qualcomm? :)
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Samsung trash November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
root, Look at Antutu, the site shows it as an advantage in initial summary of comparision. Then in detailed performance comparision, check the Antutu box, and read the last line of the box. It literally states "AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores." Then look at the Geekbench scores of SD 8E G5, it has still not updates on real world performance, ie, 10.1K multicore while this site shows 12K multicore (which was speculated back in hawaii event of Qualcomm), when you compare it in SoC section of this site. But when you compare mobile devices using SD 8E G5, multicore shows 10.1K
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haha January 9, 2026 at 08:22 AM
Satwik, unless qualcomm and/or mediatek was found (by a third party, not apple) to have some secret contract with cheetah mobile, the results still remain true as it always is. so accept the results and move on.
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CuriousBoy September 22, 2025 at 06:45 PM
It’s insane how far MediaTek has come. People used to make fun of them, but now they are making some of the most insanely powerful SOCs, bravo!
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Senn Lens YT September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Well... I'm one of Mediatek phone users since 2014 and they keep improving overtime. I started with MTK6580 which is a lot of people criticized about phone lags and everything First improvement is starting Helio series where they started mid range section. Then, followed by Dimensity series which targets all range: from entry level 5G to most premium ones. My current ones is using Dimensity 9200+ on my Vivo V40 Pro. Performance is surprising good compared to 10 years ago.
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yigit September 22, 2025 at 02:47 PM
GPU frequency is not 1620 MHz
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Vorta September 10, 2025 at 04:19 PM
It is sure that when the real or original antutu will release of Dimensity 9500 the the a19 pro will lose the battle . This is not the times of apples now the Android TSMC beast boss like qualcomm and MediaTek reigns,waith in few months you got to see the game !
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CHARAN7128 September 11, 2025 at 06:37 PM
Yeah, next coming process are packed power houses….!!, and I had doubt apple is packing That score with just 6 cores what If they make the 8 cores I think it can run the NASA computer on a Single I phone
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SoC Fan October 9, 2025 at 01:50 AM
CHARAN7128, Probably not. It's how they use the cores that matters. More cores do not mean anything if they're arranged badly. And with increased cores, there'll be increased power consumption. So compared to others who already have the know-how of the setups of Octa-core design, Apple might lag behind. And with Apple having smaller batteries, it's going to be a challenge for them to last for too long. It won't make much of a difference if they add 2 more cores. The results will be the same.
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ugh October 15, 2025 at 06:55 PM
i actually cannot with people who think antutu is cross platform compatible. plus it doesn’t matter if apples chip is slightly weaker, because their optimisation will still put them ahead in gaming. prove me wrong.
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Satwik November 2, 2025 at 09:45 AM
ugh, Very true. Antutu is a benchmark that is not cross-platform compatible; it was only meant for Android testing, not iOS. Even Antutu developers say that iOS's Antutu scores are not comparable to Android's. For now, the only reliable source for benchmarking iOS and Android is Geekbench. In that, A19 Pro outshines MTK 9500 by 13%, while in multicore, A19 Pro lags behind by 2%.
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Samsung trash November 17, 2025 at 01:02 PM
Nga🥀🥀💔 did you read what this site clearly states? "AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores."
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SoC Fan December 1, 2025 at 03:51 PM
Satwik, But I think the multicore is more important than single core results. As Android Apps or u could say most of the heavy apps Go for multicore functions to run stable and not on single 🤔Mediatek has always focused on more Multicore compared to single core
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