The iPhone 17 Pro's A19 Pro significantly outperformed the Pixel 10 Pro XL and competed with the Galaxy S25 Ultra for the title of fastest smartphone.



The iPhone Air , iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, announced on September 10, 2025, are equipped with the A19 Pro chip. This A19 Pro is not only the fastest chip in Apple's history, but it has also been revealed to offer the highest performance of any existing smartphone.

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Cross-platform benchmark Geekbench has added benchmark scores that appear to be for the iPhone 17 series.

At the time of writing, the Geekbench score for the A18 Pro installed in the latest model iPhone 16 Pro is '3396' for single-core and '8655' for multi-core.



In contrast, the newly added iPhone, whose official name is unknown, called the 'iPhone 18,2,' has a single-core score of 3895 and a multi-core score of 9746, both of which are about 10% higher than the A18 Pro. Therefore, Apple

Insider , an Apple-related media outlet, speculates that this 'iPhone 18,2' may be the iPhone 17 Pro.



It's important to note that Geekbench benchmark tests are affected by temperature, background activity, and firmware, so performance will vary between models. Still, AppleInsider points out that all iPhone 17 models outperform the iPhone 16 Pro.

The Pixel 10 Pro XL, which is equipped with Google's Tensor G5, manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process, achieved a single-core score of 2296 and a multi-core score of 6203, a clear difference compared to the iPhone 17 Pro's scores. Google claims that the Tensor G5 prioritizes AI performance over pure CPU performance.



The Snapdragon 8 Elite in Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra achieved a single-core score of 2773, a lower score than the A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Pro. However, the multi-core score, which focuses on thermal stability and AI workloads, was comparable at 9531. The US version of the Galaxy S25 Ultra reportedly achieved a single-core score of 3148 and a multi-core score of 10236, depending on firmware and CPU binning.

Based on these figures, AppleInsider pointed out that 'Apple still leads in single-core performance, which is generally the most important for smartphone tasks, but Samsung has a slight lead in multi-core performance.'

Regarding the single-core score and multi-core score, AppleInsider said, 'A 500-point increase in the single-core score may not sound like a dramatic change. However, the single-core score is still the metric that determines most everyday tasks. Faster navigation, smoother browsing, and faster app launches all contribute to these results. An improvement in the multi-core score is important for heavy workloads such as video editing, AI tasks, and games. An improvement from 8655 to around 9700 is a major step forward, and the A19 Pro's high-efficiency and high-performance cores further put it ahead of its competitors.'

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