Testing makes iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 users just want to change phones

A recent test shows that the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 run slower than the Apple phone released three years ago.
iPhone XR (the phone Apple launched in 2018) unexpectedly surpassed the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 in a performance evaluation test. It is known that this test was a YouTuber named Nick Ackerman. In the video, he uses an iPhone XR, iPhone 11, and an iPhone 12 running iOS 14.5.1.

In our testing, the iPhone 12 was the fastest app-loading iPhone in most cases, followed by the iPhone XR. The iPhone 11 is an end-to-end regular model. When Nick Ackerman opened Mortal Kombat, a heavy mobile game app, the iPhone XR suddenly opened the app faster than the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12. Photo: Nick Ackerman According to Geekbench scores, iPhone 11 scores the worst. Specifically, the iPhone 11 has a single-core score of 794 points, while the numbers of the iPhone XR and iPhone 12 are 1,103 and 1,478 respectively. In the multi-core test, iPhone 12 suddenly rose to the top position with 2,435 points. The iPhone 12 score was 2,339, while the iPhone 11 was only 1,271. Photo: Nick Ackerman According to iDropNews, there could be many reasons for this. Since iOS 14.5.1 has only just been released, it is likely that there are still minor flaws that affect the performance of the iPhone 11 and 12, while having a positive effect on the iPhone XR.