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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by s3p on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:14PM (#36912666)
Nothing. The iPhone SoC blows every android out of the water. Apple has been dominating mobile performance ever since they went to 64-bit in 2013. That's a decade of leadership in silicon. No android comes close. Not sure what OP is thinking.
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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by dron57 on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:05PM (#36915122)
So what? The OS is totally locked down. There's nothing to actually do with all that extra compute. Are iPhone games better than Android games? Probably, but I imagine most of the HN crowd isn't into mobile games. Other than that I can't even think of what the better iPhone SOCs would be used for.
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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by jerrygenser on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:34AM (#36920151)
I'm saying it's good enough for my use, which is watching YouTube videos, using apps, taking pictures, having a reasonable battery life, making phone calls, sending texts.

It might not be the best possible soc etc. But for $349 it serves me as a daily driver for 3 years without shelling out over $1000

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Re:US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments ... by lockhouse on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:22PM (#36925344)
You don’t have to spend over $1000 for an iPhone.
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