[jakear]

People don’t buy specs, they buy experiences. If the Android has 12GB ram and some super fast processor, but runs in a GC’d runtime that stutters when collecting and unloads background apps with high frequency, it’s not actually better than whatever’s in the iPhone.

Plenty of videos out there comparing opening a bunch of apps in a cycle on iPhone vs Android. Android wins the first open, iPhone destroys on the second. (iPhone is able to keep all apps in suspense, whereas android unloads them)

[kube-system]

Don't make the mistake of assuming 'experience' is synonymous with 'performance' either.

Side-by-side comparisons aren't really of any real-world significance. Very few people do that when forming their opinions. For the average person, performance either detracts from the experience, or it doesn't.

There are many other factors that are more important to experience than performance. Does the interface conflict with their expectations? Does the user find the features to be self-explanatory? Does the device enable the user to conform to social expectation?

> People don’t buy specs, they buy experiences.

More specifically, people don't buy actual experiences, they buy expectations of experience. 99%+ of people who buy a phone haven't had more than a couple of moments of experience with it. They buy it because they expect it to be good based on their first impressions and/or preconceived notions.

[shaklee3]

I think you will need to be more specific. I have never seen a difference in high-end phones with Apple versus Samsung or any of the other Android phones with the latest Snapdragon.

[jakear]

Is one plus 7 pro on latest snaP dragon? https://youtu.be/Ic8q1kPseVE

[shaklee3]

One plus isn't the same as Oppo. One plus is the cheaper brand from the same manufacturer.

[jakear]

It is an "Android phones with the latest Snapdragon", is it not? And it was outperformed by iPhone 11. These goalpoasts are sliding...

[shaklee3]

I suggest you: A) Take a look at the price difference between the phones you just said, and re-read my original point. B) Don't cherry-pick a phone. Try this one from your same reviewer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ot6ufCy3jg

[jakear]

You said: I have never seen a difference (in high-end phones with Apple versus Samsung) OR (any of the other Android phones with the latest Snapdragon). I showed you a difference. I'm not going to keep going with this because at the end of the day, I really don't care. Good day :)

[lern_too_spel]

> iPhone is able to keep all apps in suspense, whereas android unloads them

Android also saves activity state for fast resume and keeps activities running until there is memory pressure. I've heard people complain about iOS devices in this regard because they do the same thing but don't have enough memory to do it effectively.