AnandTech is out today with its full review of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. As usual, the site’s review includes a detailed look at the performance of the new devices. This year, Apple touted that the new A13 processor would be 20% faster than the A12, a claim now corroborated by AnandTech.
During its testing, AnandTech found that the A13 processor is 20% faster than the A12 processor used in the iPhone XS and iPhone XR. This is consistent with Apple’s marketing claims, but there’s something else worth noting.
Apple has increased the peak power draw of the A13 processor compared to the A12. This means that at peak performance, the A13 is 1W above the A12. This leads to less efficient performance, and could make the iPhone 11 line more sensitive to temperature and throttling:
With that having been said, the review notes that “on average and in daily workloads,” the A13 should operate more efficiently than the A12. This means the peak power draw changes should only affect you when performing CPU-intensive tasks. In fact, the review says that there are some improvements to sustained performance:
Ultimately, AnandTech says there’s no competition to the A13 on the market. Apple’s chip also “essentially” matches what’s offered by AMD and Intel on the desktop side of things:
One of the biggest changes to the iPhone 11 is in the battery life department, and AnandTech agrees. The iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 11 rank second and third in the site’s battery life test, only slightly behind the ASUS ROG Phone II. The iPhone 11 Pro ranks fifth.
For more details on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro performance and technical specifications, check out AnandTech’s full review here.
The battery results in our web test are outstanding. Apple in this generation has gone from being average in battery life to showcasing some of the best results we’ve seen in the market.
