14 DAY TRIAL // If it hasn't been clear by now that Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile is not yet ready to be released on the market, here is a 6-minute video that might just prove that.
The folks over at TechRadar have taken some of the most popular (and powerful) Android flagships, the iPhone 6S and Microsoft's Lumia 950, for a ride in a test that is meant to show which device is faster in boot-up and application loading.
As it turns out, Microsoft Lumia 950 came last, far behind all other devices, no matter their hardware configuration. Because Lumia 950 comes equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, it shouldn't have been so far behind other flagship smartphones.
Apple's iPhone 6S finished the test first, followed by Samsung Galaxy S6, LG G4, and Sony Xperia Z5. As mentioned earlier, Lumia 950 was last, as the slowest device.
Hardware is not the cause of Lumia 950's failure
On the first test, boot-up brought Lumia 950 on the last place for the first time. Microsoft's Lumia 950 also failed the next test pertaining the loading of apps like Twitter, Instagram, Maps, email, Spotify, Netflix, as well as games (Fruit Ninja and Asphalt 8).
Starting from boot-up and racing around 10 apps in two laps, Apple's iPhone 6S clearly won, but Galaxy S6 was close behind, and the only reason it lost is the fact that Samsung's flagship has to reload games every time you open it again.
iPhone 6S keeps them opened in the background, so it doesn't need to reload them again. LG G4 that packs the same Snapdragon 808 CPU as Lumia 950 came in third, which is quite impressive considering Xperia Z5 comes equipped with a more powerful octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor.
The main reason Lumia 950 failed at these tests is without any doubt the optimization of Windows 10 Mobile for speed. Hopefully, Microsoft will speed up the polishing for its new OS and the final build released to the public will be better optimized.
We're preparing our own Lumia 950 XL review, which should be published sometime during next week, but if you want to read our first impressions, feel free to check it out and post your comments.
