I tested the iPhone 18 Pro Max's A20 Pro performance against the Galaxy S26 Ultra

The iPhone 18 direct competitor will be the Galaxy S27, not the Galaxy S26

Samsung was not even the first phone to use the 8 elite gen 5 lol

The excuses from the fangirls are never-ending. You are right that the iPhone 17 Pro Max was released last September, while the S26 Ultra came out in March this year. Furthermore, they ignore the fact that the Galaxy's chipset was specifically customized for Samsung—a detail they conveniently leave out of the conversation. Fangirls are ignorant and only look at what is convenient for them; heck, some even swear they are techs and are completely lost in that field.

Real question......How does it feel to watch Apple consistently outperform Android? Are you doing alright, or do you need something? You seem pretty upset—this has been a rough year for you, and September in particular seems to have been especially difficult.

AI Overview

The Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (with the A19 Pro chip) leads in single-core CPU tasks, ray tracing, and thermal stability, while the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) wins in multi-core performance, raw app-launch speed, and AI processing

However, benchmarks are isopropyl and all modern SOCs are capable of providing smooth user experiences. As AI increases in on-phone implementation however, AI processing core performance is becoming a factor and SOCs are having to up their performance levels to do in-phone processing.

So what. Wasn't aware it was a race. It is the only phone to use the higher performance version.

What kind of many tests did you perform with your 17 Pro & against whose S26 Ultra?

Nah, then we'll see how the gen 6 snapdragon gets dominated again by the A21 next year 🤣

Again, who cares? In real world usage these numbers mean little to nothing other than bragging rights for the uniformed.

And what exactly are you celebrating—the gaming performance? For most users, that is completely irrelevant. How many youngsters have you actually seen owning a Pro or Pro Max device? Most people use the standard iPhone or an older model, so presenting one benchmark result from Apple’s most expensive devices as a “crushing defeat” for the entire Android ecosystem is ridiculous.

Android offers a much wider choice of devices, better customisation and multitasking, faster charging, foldables, advanced zoom cameras and options for every budget. If the only argument is a gaming score that most users will never notice, then that is hardly a victory worth celebrating.