iPhone XS Max vs iPhone X Speed Test

iPhone XS vs iPhone X Speed Test

When Apple unveiled the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, it claimed the A12 Bionic chip inside them offered a 15 percent performance improvement over the A11 Bionic chip of the iPhone X. However, with iOS 12 bringing performance improvements for older iOS devices as well, many users wondered if the iPhone XS brought about any meaningful performance improvements to the table or not.

Apart from the slightly faster A12 Bionic chip, the iPhone XS Max also comes with 4GB RAM — a gig more than the iPhone X. This should help the former in multitasking. So, how does all this transform into real-world use?

As the speed test from YouTuber EverythingApplePro below shows, the iPhone XS and iPhone X are both incredibly fast in opening apps. In the starting stages of the speed test, both phones were performing similarly but as once started to load more apps, the extra GB of RAM on the iPhone XS Max came in handy as it did not slow down while loading heavy apps like Asphalt 9 or Super Mario Run.

The iPhone XS Max was also significantly faster than the iPhone X in importing, compiling, and exporting a 4K video. The iPhone XS Max finished the first round of the speed test in 2 minutes 10 seconds, while the iPhone X took 2 minutes 44 seconds.

Despite coming with 4GB RAM though, the iPhone XS Max unloaded the majority of the apps, though the iPhone X fared even worse with only 3GB RAM. In the second round of the test, the iPhone XS Max took 43 seconds while the iPhone X took almost a minute. Overall though, it looks like the additional gig of RAM on the iPhone XS Max does not have a massive impact on multitasking.

Apple also claimed the iPhone XS series would be about 30 percent faster than the iPhone X in opening apps. However, in most cases, both phones were largely the same, with the slightly better performance of the iPhone XS Max only being visible while loading heavy apps and games.

It definitely does not look like the iPhone XS Max makes for a compelling upgrade over the iPhone X in terms of performance. What do you think?

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