How much faster is the performance on the iPhone 16 Pro with the new A18 Pro processor compared to its "competitors"?
This year, the new iPhone 16 lineup comes with new chips: the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max get the A18 Pro chip while the standard iPhone 16 models switch to the base A18 chip.
iPhone 16 series.
All of these are significantly faster than their predecessors, especially the standard iPhone. So is the iPhone 16 Pro faster than rivals like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro XL?
Let's compare the benchmark results between the new iPhone 16 series and other flagships in Phone Arena's review.
iPhone 16 Series CPU Performance
The difference in CPU performance between the regular iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models is very visible to the public.
Comparing the iPhone 16 Pro Max to last year's iPhone 15 Pro Max, single-core speeds are up 8%. In terms of multi-core performance, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is almost 15% faster. This isn't a crazy "leap" but a small, steady step forward.
The iPhone is still the fastest smartphone in the industry when it comes to CPU performance. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is 50% ahead of the Galaxy S24 Ultra in single-core performance (the difference is even more pronounced when comparing the iPhone to the latest Pixel). The gap is smaller in multi-core performance, but the iPhone still scores nearly 22% higher.
iPhone 16 Series GPU Performance
Qualcomm has been leading the way in GPU performance for the past few years, and this is an area where Apple is trying to catch up.
The iPhone 16 Pro models benefit from additional GPU cores, which are faster than the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.
The arch-rival Galaxy S24 Ultra scored higher in the first few minutes, but both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 Ultra quickly slowed down.
As a result, Apple now also has a lead in GPU performance.
iPhone 16 AI Performance
The results show that the iPhone 16 series are top performers with a welcome "leap" over the previous generation and far surpass the latest Galaxy and Pixel phones.
iPhone 16 storage speed
Conclude
It is easy to see that the A18 and A18 Pro chips in the iPhone 16 series have brought quite stable power growth and brought Apple back to the number one position in performance.
The company has held the top spot for years in CPU performance, but now it's back at the top in graphics/gaming performance as well.
