IPhone 3GS Graphics Performance Benchmarked (Verdict: Significantly Faster)

PLEASE PLEASE make an ipod touch version of this

@anonymousmonk: It is underclocked. But there is no need for the comparisons cause Apple, Palm and (Ewww) HTC. They are going to push out smartphones before the arguments get warms so, I sat, pick a brand and trade in each model+ a lil cash to stay current. They are the winners truly.

streetceltic

@moo083: You would think so but nope, the discounts are only elegible for new customers not old customers who canceled their contract and got a new one.

@Bruhaha: would cost me $600 to upgrade from the 3G (without having to restart my 2 year contract, that is). would you tell someone on the fence that it's truly $600 good? if so, maybe i'll consider.

spuntyb

@Dillinger23: With the 3GS, you don't have to do a restore, or clear out anything. You can just use the phone.

redman042

@Kayno: Yes, you will find moving between menus and apps, tapping in a text field to type, opening a web page, etc. to be WAY faster. It's night and day, truly. With the 3GS, lag pretty much becomes a non-issue. It's great. Well worth the upgrade for any heavy-duty iPhone user.

redman042

@TheSonOfKrypton: Everyone loves a troll. Wait... No they don't.

@Rurouni:

[gizmodo.com]

@Das-es: Intel Nehalem is Pentium 8080 should have been back in 1974. Fuck this "pay-to-use-parts-that-actually-exist-at-..." bullshit companies are running these days. Getting tired of it.

hfutrell

@OGHowie: It is NOT using S5PC100! where did you get that info? Probably a custom SoC based on S5PC100... probably something that isn't related to S5PC100, but definitely not S5PC100.
What I know is that it's using ARM Cortex A8 and probably SGX 5xx series for 3D.
As far as the benchmark goes, probably Apple has perfected their OpenGL driver... I'm comparing iPhone with i8910 (Omap3430) and iPhone2G have better number in 3D than i8910! But on the positive side, i8910 CPU is faster than 3GS. So Palm Pre potentially have faster CPU clock for clock, but the 3D number is still unknown. Some says that 3GS use SGX 535 which is better than SGX 530 found in Omap 3430.

I still believe that Pre have a bit of an edge in terms of raw hardware, but iPhone OS is better in accessing/extracting all that hardware power.

Rurouni

@Das-es: Yes, let's go back in time and argue about it. It's here now. You're never gonna buy an iPhone, so stay out of the kitchen.

pixelpushing

@TheSonOfKrypton: What about the ipod touch 2g??

@TheSonOfKrypton: 3GS and Pre has same CPU. We aren't sure on GPU.

@whatne1wuddo: Ah, you're a step ahead of me. You're right.

@Kayno: BITCH! you stole my icon sorta!

@Jonathan Moll: Do you have 234529348752394857239485709234857938475 text message thread on it? Clear em out or do a restore.

Dillinger23

@IHateiPhones: Nice one.

@Leonce: a little history, iPhone, months later, iPod Touch. No warning just BOOM.

@Mr Biggles_A Pirate against the tides: Blizz has been working on a client to check mail and deal with the AH on your mobile for awhile now. Check the site or the forums, it's on there somewhere.

@Das-es: If you consider the previous iPhones a Beta, then that makes every other phone on the market an Alpha. Would you rather wait 3 more years for something 90% the same as what was released this month?

me414697

@Das-es: Yeah, because at the time, the original iphone totally sucked and nobody wanted it or talked about it... wait...

Face it, technology advances. Just because there are checkboxes it missed (copy/paste, video, etc.), it was a completely revolutionary device, sold bunches, and shaped the market for the last few years. Every other company is still trying to create their iphone killer, and it's too late, just like the ipod killers before them. Granted, the 3GS wasn't a huge step forward, but I think it was enough that their strategy will continue to work, and they'll be able to keep upgrading next year.

@drakino: seconded, check out:

[buyersguide.macrumors.com]

always consult the buyers' guide!!!

@Bruhaha:

3GS is what iPhone 1.0 should have been like. Fuck this "pay-to-beta-test" bullshit companies are running these days.
Getting tired of it.

Das-es

@IHateiPhones: Stupid little spam troll. Next time, learn how to use HTML properly.

BloggyMcBlogBlog

@OGHowie: They are variants, so not exactly the same. & I believe the Pre is underclocked.

anonymousmonk

@captain.obvious:

Doh, I got it confused with the chipset.

Though the two phones share the same CPU and GPU, they run on different chipsets (iPhone: Samsung SoC S5PC100, Pre: TI OMAP 3430). However, this Samsung chipset is also capable of handling 720p video recording, streaming vid conferencing and even Dolby 5.1 audio processing, giving this hardware some serious future potential.

To Anyone on the fence about upgrading to the 3GS.

I was really disappointed when Apple announced the 3GS. I was looking for a new case design, hoping (unrealistically) for an OLED screen and so on.

So I was like "fuck that phone" and thought I would stick with 3G until next year. Well, I upgraded anyway and am SOOOO GLAD I DID!

Really, the 3GS makes the 3G just feel old and clunky. I underestimated how much the speed increase would affect my experience of using the iPhone, especially if you are someone who uses it A LOT, like I do. And the video rocks!

Just thought I would throw that out there for those still undecided. It didn't hurt that I didn't even have the 3G a full year, but still qualified for the lowest-priced upgrade.

Bruhaha

@IWantAiPhone: Nice try silly rabbit, but spamming your crappy half-assed piece of junk site under a different comment account just doesn't work. We here at Giz are a little smarter than that.

@tok3ninja: And yes I know it's streamed to the phone.

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