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It's interesting to see Apple remain the industry benchmark. They’ve really set the bar this year; the new foldable has made competing devices look obsolete, the iPhone 18 Pro Max has clearly outperformed the S26 Ultra again, and the A20 chip has significantly outpaced Qualcomm’s offerings. I dont blame PhoneArena for articles like this.
Same thing happened last year, and the year before. Apple comes out with their chip and it's the fastest. Then a few days later Qualcomm releases theirs and Apple ain't the fastest no longer. You gotta compare like for like, yeah the A20 was released in 2026 of course it will beat a chip that was released in 2025. When Apple launched the iPhone 16 in Sept 2024, they touted the A18 Pro chip as having the fastest consumer CPU in any smartphone. However, just a month later in October 2024, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Qualcomm immediately claimed the crown for the "world's fastest mobile CPU," backing it up with benchmarks.
It's interesting to see you think that Apple is any sort of industry benchmark. They have always been 2nd place behind Qualcomm, and this article is saying they are such a low-hanging fruit that even MediaTek may surpass them.
Smartphone comparisons should always be conducted on a year-to-year basis, matching devices released within the same cycle rather than comparing them against future hardware. For instance, the iPhone 18 series should be compared against the Galaxy S26 series, not the yet-to-be-released S27. Flagship releases are staggered throughout the year—with Samsung’s S-series in March and foldables in August, followed by Apple in September—so it is only logical to judge them against their direct contemporaries to avoid bias.
Exactly. Like for like. 2 SoCs released within 1 month of each other. Meaning, the iPhone 18/Duo with A20, should be compared with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro which will be released very soon. The first phones to have the comparable 2nm chip will likely be the Xiaomi 18 Pro & Pro Max in Sept, The Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, also Sept, the IQOO 16 in late Sept, and the OnePlus 16 in Oct. Take your pick!
(If you want to compare the iPhone to Samsung, why not compare the SG26U to the iPhone 17, those SoC were released 2 mo apart.)
So just to recap: The A20 gets released on Sept 9th, and the SD8EG6P will be on Sept 22nd, but you think they aren't in the same generation.
You’re missing the point. The S27 launches in 2027, not 2026, so comparing it to an iPhone released in 2026 isn't a fair year-to-year comparison—by the time the S27 arrives, the iPhone will already be 5-6 months old. Historically, Samsung used to release "plus" versions of their chips to stay competitive throughout the cycle, like when the Note 20 used the Snapdragon 865+ to keep pace with newer releases. If Samsung has stopped that practice, you can't just give them a pass; that's not how it works. Both devices should be judged by their direct contemporaries, not by shifting the goalposts.
Yes, exactly! You're getting it! The iPhone 18 is a few days old in 2026, where the Samsung 26U is months old from 2025. A better comparison would be when the SG26U was first released (a 2025 chip), to compare it with the iPhone 17 (a 2025 chip) since their chips are same gen. It is unfair to compare the iPhone 18 (a 2026 chip) and the SG26U (a 2025 chip).
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It's interesting to see Apple remain the industry benchmark. They’ve really set the bar this year; the new foldable has made competing devices look obsolete, the iPhone 18 Pro Max has clearly outperformed the S26 Ultra again, and the A20 chip has significantly outpaced Qualcomm’s offerings. I dont blame PhoneArena for articles like this.
Same thing happened last year, and the year before. Apple comes out with their chip and it's the fastest. Then a few days later Qualcomm releases theirs and Apple ain't the fastest no longer. You gotta compare like for like, yeah the A20 was released in 2026 of course it will beat a chip that was released in 2025. When Apple launched the iPhone 16 in Sept 2024, they touted the A18 Pro chip as having the fastest consumer CPU in any smartphone. However, just a month later in October 2024, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Qualcomm immediately claimed the crown for the "world's fastest mobile CPU," backing it up with benchmarks.
It's interesting to see you think that Apple is any sort of industry benchmark. They have always been 2nd place behind Qualcomm, and this article is saying they are such a low-hanging fruit that even MediaTek may surpass them.
Smartphone comparisons should always be conducted on a year-to-year basis, matching devices released within the same cycle rather than comparing them against future hardware. For instance, the iPhone 18 series should be compared against the Galaxy S26 series, not the yet-to-be-released S27. Flagship releases are staggered throughout the year—with Samsung’s S-series in March and foldables in August, followed by Apple in September—so it is only logical to judge them against their direct contemporaries to avoid bias.
Exactly. Like for like. 2 SoCs released within 1 month of each other. Meaning, the iPhone 18/Duo with A20, should be compared with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro which will be released very soon. The first phones to have the comparable 2nm chip will likely be the Xiaomi 18 Pro & Pro Max in Sept, The Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, also Sept, the IQOO 16 in late Sept, and the OnePlus 16 in Oct. Take your pick!
(If you want to compare the iPhone to Samsung, why not compare the SG26U to the iPhone 17, those SoC were released 2 mo apart.)
So just to recap: The A20 gets released on Sept 9th, and the SD8EG6P will be on Sept 22nd, but you think they aren't in the same generation.
You’re missing the point. The S27 launches in 2027, not 2026, so comparing it to an iPhone released in 2026 isn't a fair year-to-year comparison—by the time the S27 arrives, the iPhone will already be 5-6 months old. Historically, Samsung used to release "plus" versions of their chips to stay competitive throughout the cycle, like when the Note 20 used the Snapdragon 865+ to keep pace with newer releases. If Samsung has stopped that practice, you can't just give them a pass; that's not how it works. Both devices should be judged by their direct contemporaries, not by shifting the goalposts.
Yes, exactly! You're getting it! The iPhone 18 is a few days old in 2026, where the Samsung 26U is months old from 2025. A better comparison would be when the SG26U was first released (a 2025 chip), to compare it with the iPhone 17 (a 2025 chip) since their chips are same gen. It is unfair to compare the iPhone 18 (a 2026 chip) and the SG26U (a 2025 chip).