Global Top 10 Best Performance iOS Devices, September 2018

Today, it’s time for Antutu to revealour most updated benchmark results for Top 10 best performance iOS devices for September2018. 

With the release of iPhone XS and iPhone XSMax, there are some new entries to the iOS ranking list this month. How is theperformance of these new entries? Check out our most updated top 10 rankinglist as measured by the average Antutu score. 

Statistical rules:

1. Score: all the scores are averaged, nothighest score per model (actual running results may fluctuate, which is anormal phenomenon).

2. Period of data collection: September 1,2018 to September 30, 2018.

3. Data amount: at least 1000 units.

4. Data source: Antutu Benchmark V7

In September, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Maxunsurprisingly take the first and second spots with an average Antutu score of348,581 and 348,148 points respectively. The performance of these two newiPhone models has been dramatically improved over the last-generation iPhone products thanks to the new Apple A12 Bionicprocessor in them.

Apple A12 Bionic is an update to itspredecessor A11 Bionic and is claimed to be the industry’s first ever 7nm chip.It features an Apple-designed six-core CPU, paired with an Apple designedfour-core GPU.  

With respect to performance, Apple A12Bionic has two performance cores which are claimed to be up to 15% faster and40% more energy-efficient than the Apple A11 Bionic and four efficiency cores which are claimed touse up to 50% less power than the energy-efficient cores in the A11 Bionic, anda four-core GPU that is claimed to be 50% faster graphics performance than the Apple A11 Bionic. And ultimately its strong performance isjustified by Antutu score. In particular, the GPU performance of Apple A12 Bionichas been significantly improved compare to Apple A11 Bionic. 

Coming in third is the 10.5-inch iPad Prowhich gets an average Antutu score of 275,135 points. This model is powered by AppleA10X processor. With the release of A12 Bionic processor, Apple A10X finallyends its days of constantly occupying the top spot of the iOS list.

Making up the rest of this month's Top 10are the second-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro, iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8,first-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro, iPad 2018 and 9.7-inch iPad Pro.

In general, the most obvious change in thismonth’s Top 10 ranking compared to last month is that iPhone XS series enteredand conquer the top two spots on the list, squeezing the iPhone 7 seriespowered by A10 processor out of the Top 10.

In October, iPhone XR powered by the A12processor will officially go on sale, and is expected to enter the top three ofnext month’s Top 10 ranking. Let’s stay tuned.