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Google Nexus 5 Posts Best Gaming Benchmark Among Android Smartphones

Posted by timothy on from the first-loser-some-might-say dept.

MojoKid writes "Rumors around the what and when of Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone have been plentiful, and ahead of the supposed release date on Halloween, a benchmark score for the handset has slipped out from Rightware, and it's downright impressive. According to Rightware's Power Board, the Nexus 5 delivered the second-highest Benchmark X gaming score among smartphones, behind only the iPhone 5S, making it the most powerful Android-based handset in the land. The LG-made phone shares a GPU (the Adreno 330) with the third-place Sharp Aquos SHL23 but bested the latter handset with a score of 14.27 to 13.10. A leaked user manual revealed that the Nexus 5 will boast a full HD 4.95-inch display, Snapdragon 800 processor (2.3GHz), 2GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage, and 8MP rear-facing and 1.3MP front-facing cameras."

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  1. Why is this surprising? by Zak3056 · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to Rightware's Power Board, the Nexus 5 delivered the second-highest Benchmark X gaming score among smartphones, behind only the iPhone 5S, making it the most powerful Android-based handset in the land.

    Latest generation flagship smartphone faster than previous models. Film at 11.

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    1. Re:Why is this surprising? by Joce640k · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Have you compared the prices of the two?

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    2. Re:Why is this surprising? by Zak3056 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Have you compared the prices of the two?

      Don't get me wrong, I'm not out to take anything away from Google here (if I could have a nexus phone on Verizon, believe me, I'd be rolling a couple of dozen out tomorrow). I'm not comparing price/performance here, I'm just pointing out how silly it is to make a big deal out of the fact that someone's unreleased flagship device is faster than everyone else's existing devices.

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    3. Re:Why is this surprising? by aitikin · · Score: 4, Informative

      Possibly: http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4850738/nexus-5-google-play-store-price

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    4. Re:Why is this surprising? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The iPhone has a much, much lower resolution screen. It only has to render 36% as many pixels as the Nexus 5. The benchmark they used seems to run at the native screen resolution, so for slightly lower frame rate you get a much higher quality image.

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    5. Re:Why is this surprising? by exomondo · · Score: 4, Informative

      The benchmark they used seems to run at the native screen resolution

      Actually you can run it in onscreen (native) and offscreen (720p) modes, given that the Nexus4 scores 15.8 in onscreen mode it's probably more likely to be an offscreen comparison or perhaps a weighted combination of the two.

    6. Re:Why is this surprising? by willy_me · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Perhaps it's more significant that the 5s is faster, being already 2 or 3 weeks old :)

      What is impressive is that the 5s is a dual core 1.3GHz processor while the LG uses a 2.3GHz quad core CPU. The A7 processor appears to be very well designed. I wonder how much power it uses when compared to the snapdragon 800.

    7. Re:Why is this surprising? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      Perhaps it's more significant that the 5s is faster, being already 2 or 3 weeks old :)

      What is impressive is that the 5s is a dual core 1.3GHz processor while the LG uses a 2.3GHz quad core CPU. The A7 processor appears to be very well designed. I wonder how much power it uses when compared to the snapdragon 800.

      I thought this whole benchmark was about the GPU, not the CPU. That would make your comment less relevant (though the CPU still plays a part I'm sure).

      There is no doubt the 5S has some pretty amazing hardware in it...I would agree with that. I'd still never buy one, but that's due to software and features than performance.

  2. smartphone gaming sucks by Goonie · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Much and all as the 3D graphics prowess of modern smartphones is amazing, trying to do any serious gaming on them is an exercise in frustration. Touchscreens are useful for some things, but their slow response times and lack of real tactile feedback makes it impossible to play fast-action games well on them.

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  3. Article facts wrong: Apple iPhone5S GPU by rsborg · · Score: 4, Informative

    is a series 6 PowerVR part [1], not a 5XT as implied by the article. Wonder if anything else is wrong with Rightware's analysis.

    [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A7

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  4. Benchmark for a not yet released phone by kTag · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So let me get this straight, this phone is not out yet (so we can't reproduce this benchmark) but it's already slower than a phone that has been out for month... Performance is for sure something I would not emphasize if I was Google or LG