On the other hand, you might want to take an objective look at the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This is where benchmark tests come in handy since they take all personal feelings and opinions out of the equation in an effort to deliver a non-biased answer to the question, “Which phone is better?” The Geekbench benchmark test uses its proprietary equations to rank the CPU and GPU performance on different phones.
Geekbench battler between iPhone 16 Pro Max on the left, and Galaxy S25 Ultra on the right. | Image credit-
The multi-core results were not as close as the Galaxy S25 Ultra with the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy AP scoring 10223 blew away the 8553 multi-core score generated by the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the A18 Pro AP. Both chips are produced by TSMC using the foundry’s second-generation 3nm node (N3E).
If you’d like to install the Geekbench app on your iOS or Android device, tap on the appropriate link:
