Apple A18 Benchmark Scores Lag Behind, Apple: Benchmarks Are Meaningless, User Experience is King

Apple A18 Benchmark Scores Lag Behind, Apple: Benchmarks Are Meaningless, User Experience is KingWith the release of the iPhone 16 series, the performance of Apple's A18 and A18 Pro chips has been revealed. Benchmark results show that the A18 series falls short of its competitors

Apple A18 Benchmark Scores Lag Behind, Apple: Benchmarks Are Meaningless, User Experience is King

With the release of the iPhone 16 series, the performance of Apple's A18 and A18 Pro chips has been revealed. Benchmark results show that the A18 series falls short of its competitors. The single-core score is slightly lower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen4 (3114 vs 3236), and the multi-core score is significantly lower (7751 vs 10049). In response to this situation, Apple has stated that such tests are meaningless and that the company will not optimize specifically for them.

Apple explained that first, they are not a chip supplier, their chips are not sold externally. This implies that the A18 only needs to perform well for Apple's own devices, and they don't need to consider other manufacturers' marketing needs. Furthermore, Apple's A-series processors don't need to be optimized for peak performance in benchmarks. Apple wouldn't design specifically for a particular benchmark scenario, which might not even be used by consumers.

Apple's statement seems flawless, but consumers expect high performance from iPhones that match their price. In recent years, Apple has talked less and less about chip performance at their launch events. We are barely able to understand the performance of the new iPhones through their presentations. We recall Qualcomm saying years ago that peak benchmark scores don't reflect real-world experience. Today, a new generation of Snapdragon chips surpasses Apple in peak performance, and ironically, Apple is now saying the same thing. The boomerang came back after a long time, but no one can escape it.

While Apple claims they won't optimize for benchmarks, we hope they will optimize for real-world gaming scenarios. Can we finally see VC cooling and more RAM? 8GB of RAM is simply not reassuring.

Although Apple emphasizes that benchmarks are not the only measure of performance, consumers want actual improvements in their experience. Apple phones have always had powerful hardware, but their performance advantage seems to be diminishing in recent years. Users' expectations for phone performance are constantly rising, and Apple doesn't seem to be keeping up with this change.

Apple's response, while seemingly emphasizing user experience, actually avoids addressing performance issues. Consumers need a phone that delivers powerful performance and a smooth experience, not just one that satisfies basic daily use. If Apple continues to ignore performance enhancements, the ultimate victims will be users, and Apple may lose more customers as a result.

In the future, we hope Apple will pay more attention to the actual user experience and dedicate more resources to performance optimization, rather than relying solely on brand power to maintain its market position. Only by continuously improving product performance can Apple better meet user needs and maintain a leading edge in the fiercely competitive market.

In conclusion, while Apple's responses to the A18's lagging benchmark scores seem reasonable, they avoid dealing with the performance issues. Consumers need a phone that delivers powerful performance and a smooth experience, and Apple appears to be lagging behind in this regard. We hope Apple will prioritize user experience and dedicate more resources to performance optimization in the future, so they can better meet user needs.